Registered voters petitioned for a writ of quo warranto based on their allegation that attorney’s appointment to the office of city corporation counsel violated city charter. The Superior Court granted the writ, finding attorney failed to demonstrate he was entitled to hold the office of corporation counsel, and declared the office vacant. Attorney appealed.
The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that attorney who lacked the recommendation of the current mayor was not eligible to hold the appointed office of corporation counsel.
Attorney who lacked the recommendation of the current mayor was not eligible to hold the appointed office of city corporation counsel; the city charter required the recommendation of the mayor for appointment of the city’s corporation counsel, and as a specified mode of appointment, strict compliance was required.