Ross v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County
Decision Date | 11 October 1917 |
Docket Number | No. 132.,132. |
Citation | 90 N.J.Law 522,102 A. 397 |
Parties | ROSS. v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF HUDSON COUNTY. |
Court | New Jersey Supreme Court |
(Syllabus by the Court.)
Appeal from Supreme Court,
Action by John Ross against the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hudson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. (Reversed, and a venire de novo awarded.
The following decision was rendered by the circuit judge:
Charles M. Egan, of Jersey City, for appellant.
James J. Murphy, of Jersey City, for appellee.
The court below, having rightly decided that the plaintiff held a position, and not an office, erred in deny- ing his cause of action upon the doctrine of Stuhr v. Curran, which is applicable solely to an office, and not at all to a...
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