Rockland County Corp. v. Flynn

The sole question presented by the petition of the appellants is the right of one Victor J. Shankey to represent *186the Democratic party in his capacity as county supervisor in designating a newspaper, fairly representing that political party, in which to publish the concurrent resolutions of the Legislature in accordance with section 20 of the County Law.

It appears without dispute that at an election for the office of county supervisor from the town of Haverstraw, held in November, 1935, Shankey, who had been nominated by independent petition, was elected by defeating both the Republican and…