Scott v. Curran

The Special Term, invoking its discretion, directed the filing of such certificates despite the fact that they failed to comply with the statute (Election Law, § 140) in that there were not appended thereto the written consents, duly acknowledged, of the nominees.

No proof, oral or written, was taken before the Special Term, and the petition before the Special Term alleged no facts sufficient for the exercise of the court’s discretion.

Hence, in our opinion, the Special Term was without jurisdiction to make that part of the order appealed from.

The order, insofar as appealed from, should lie…