Case Name: HARRY J. BOYLE, APPLICANT, v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC AND JOHN F. STRECKFUSS, TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC, RESPONDENTS
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1938-08-11
Citations: 120 N.J.L. 552
Docket Number: 
Parties: HARRY J. BOYLE, APPLICANT, v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC AND JOHN F. STRECKFUSS, TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC, RESPONDENTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 552–553

Head Matter:
HARRY J. BOYLE, APPLICANT, v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC AND JOHN F. STRECKFUSS, TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC, RESPONDENTS.
Argued May 3, 1938 —
Decided August 11, 1938.
Before Justices Case, Donges and Porter.
For the applicant, Peter J. McGinnis.
For the respondents, Harry L. Schoen.

Opinion:
Tire opinion of the court was delivered by .
Case, J.
A writ of mandamus is sought but ought not, we think, be granted. The briefs indicate that a rule to show cause has been issued and that the matter is before us on the return of the rule. But no rule is laid before us; indeed, no state of case whatsoevér is presented except a stipulation as to facts which is not sufficiently comprehensive even if the application were entitled to consideration on its merits.
The purpose of the proceeding is to enable Boyle, who is a county detective of the county of Passaic, to collect his alleged salary from the board of chosen freeholders, and the board resists. The ordinary and well recognized procedure where the right to salary is asserted and denied is by a suit at law for the salary. Butler v. Plainfield, 5 N. J. Mis. R. 170; Federici v. Christiansen, 11 Id. 742. Recent instances where that practice has been followed are Delmar v. Bergen County, 117 N. J. L. 377; Vander Burgh v. County of Bergen, 120 Id. 444, and other pending cases. If Boyle has not a good cause of action much less is he entitled to the requested writ.
The writ of mandamus is denied, with costs.