When any person or corporation usurps the exercise of any office, franchise or jurisdiction, the Superior Court may proceed, on a complaint in the nature of a quo warranto, to punish such person or corporation for such usurpation, according to the course of the common law and may proceed therein and render judgment according to the course of the common law.

See Sec. 9-328 re contests and complaints in election of municipal officers and nomination of justices of the peace.

(1949 Rev., S. 8227; P.A. 76-100, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 76-100 allowed court to proceed upon a complaint rather than “by information” and deleted provision for filing of information in county where cause of action arises “at the relation of any person desiring to prosecute the same, against any person usurping any corporate franchise or office”.