Legal Opinion

Collins v. Meisser

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 13, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: A petition which names a committee on vacancies is not rendered invalid because of the disqualification of one of the members (Matter of Brennan v. Power, 307 N. Y. 818). It is a fatal *780defect if no committee on vacancies is named (Matter of Richter v. Thaler, 11 N Y 2d 722).

Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Scileppi, Bergan, Keating, Breitel, Jasen and Koreman *.

Designated pursuant to section 2 of article VI of the State Constitution in place of Burke, J., disqualified.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brennan v. PowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1954

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dietrich v. NorthrupNew York Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Markel v. SmolinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Rosen v. DoddNew York Supreme Court · 1977