People ex. rel. Karns v. Porter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, George A. Porter, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the relator, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orleans on the 18th day of May, 1916, upon the verdict of' a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on or about the 6th day of June, 1916, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
De Angeles, J.:
The action was in the nature of quo warranto pursuant to sections 1948 to 1956 inclusive and sections 1983, 1984 and 1986 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to oust George A. Porter, the defendant, from the office of supervisor of the town of Albion, in Orleans county, and to declare William E. Karns, the relator, by the legal votes of the electors of that town at an election held on the 1th day of March, 1916, duly elected to such office and entitled to hold the same. The defendant had been declared elected by the canvassing board and was holding the office. Under the direction…
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