Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Conklin v. Boyle
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1917PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Application for a writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtCropsey, J.
The relator is a taxpayer in Queens county and applies for a writ of mandamus to direct the board of elections to cease and refrain from taking any proceeding to hold a special election for sheriff in Queens county on January 23, 1917, as directed by the proclamation of the governor of this state. The application is based upon the claim that there is no legal authority for the holding of such an election.
The former sheriff of Queens county died on October 23, 1916, and the Court of Appeals has held (Matter of Mitchell v. Boyle, 219 N. Y. 242) that the vacancy thus caused could not be filled…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- People, Ex Rel. Weller v. . TownsendNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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3Cited by5 opinions
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