Brown v. Sisti

The appeal is from a peremptory order of mandamus issued August 6, 1936, directing the city clerk of Utica to certify the existence of a vacancy in the office of city judge of that city to be filled at the general election occurring November 3, 1936. The order also directed the commissioners of election of Oneida county, upon receipt of such certificate, to file the same in the office of the board of elections and forthwith to proceed with those statutory arrangements essential to such election. At the general election which followed, H. Myron Lewis, the nominee of one of the major parties,…