People ex rel. Dady v. Coler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Bird S. Coler, as comptroller of the city of New York, from an order of the Supreme. Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 2d day of October,. • 1901, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
The order which this appeal brings up for review commands the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the cómptroller of the city of New York, who has succeeded to the functions of the town treasurer .of the late town of Gravesend, to pay the relator $15,185.03) from the fund realized by the sale' of bonds of the town of Gravesend, for tlie purpose of raising money-for the grading. of Neptune avenue.
The relator was the assignee of a contract for the construction and grading of Neptune avenue, originally awarded to John Cur-ran. The legislation in regard to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Goodwin v. ColerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- People Ex Rel. Dady v. Supervisor of GravesendNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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