Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Squires v. Hand
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1912PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
This is a quo warranto proceeding to determine which of two rival boards are the lawful trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the town of Southampton. Relators sue as successors of the board of twelve trustees, named in the colonial charters, having been elected at an April town meeting, as provided by these charters under a procedure continued for over two centuries.
Defendants, known as the five board, claim-to have been elected as successors to the “present board of trustees” for a two-year term at the biennial town meeting held in various election districts, under the act of 1892.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of Brookhaven v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Ensign v. . BarseNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Covington v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Haesloop v. City CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty v. Environmental Protection Agency of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- State v. Trustees of the Freeholders & CommonaltyNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- People ex rel. Squires v. HandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913