Hylan v. Finegan

Application is made for a writ of prohibition. The petitioners are the officials constituting the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York, uniting with the city chamberlain and the corporation counsel of the city of New York. The *687petitioners complain that Thomas E. Finegan, as acting commissioner of education of the state of New York, is unlawfully and illegally assuming ‘ ‘ to adjudicate and determine the proper and lawful disposition of public moneys apportioned to the City of New York under and pursuant to thé provisions of the Education Law. ’ ’

Thomas E. Finegan, the…