People ex rel. McLaughlin v. Aumenwerth
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by William A. De Groot from an order of the Supreme Court in the first above-entitled proceeding, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 8th day of November, 1909,. granting an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus, and from an Order in the second above-entitled proceeding entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of November, 1909, denying the relator’s application for a peremptory writ of • mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
At the general election held on November 2, 1909, James F. McLaughlin and William .A. De Groot were candidates for the office of Municipal Court justice for the' Fourth Municipal Court *894district of the borough of Queens. In the sixteenth election district of the fourth assembly district of the said borough 361 ballots were cast. The return filed by the inspectors contained the following statement: “ Statement and Beturn of the Votes for the Office of Justice of the Municipal Court for the Fourth District. The number of ballots cast on which votes were counted for any candidate for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People, Ex Rel. Smith v. . SchielleinNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- People Ex Rel. Brink v. . WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- People ex rel. Sturtevant v. ArmstrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906