Legal Opinion
In re Fergeson
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1925PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDevendorf, J.
The petitioner Harry Fergeson was the candidate of the Democratic party and the respondent William Agne that of the Republican party for the office of supervisor in the town of Norway, Herkimer county, at the general election November 3, 1925.
The canvass as returned by the inspectors of election gave Agne ninety-nine and Fergeson ninety-one votes. There were twelve protested ballots which were not counted and were returned pursuant to statute. It is to review these ballots and have them counted that Mr. Fergeson brings this proceeding.
There was a short and full term for supervisor voted for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Feeny v. . Bd. of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In re SlevinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- People ex rel. Pierce v. ParkhurstNew York Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bennett v. Board of ElectionsNew York Supreme Court · 1957
- Devine v. OsmannNew York Supreme Court · 1937
- Carter v. Provident Ins.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- In re GabelmannNew York Supreme Court · 1930