Legal Opinion

In re Complaint of Greene

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal by' the complainant, Everett Greene, from so much of 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 12th day of October, 1896, as sustains the determination of the' board of elections and from so much of the said order as reads substantially as follows: Ordered that the determination of the hoard of elections of the city of Brooklyn, that the political party name National…

Read the full summary

Appeal by' the complainant, Everett Greene, from so much of 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 12th day of October, 1896, as sustains the determination of the' board of elections and from so much of the said order as reads substantially as follows: Ordered that the determination of the hoard of elections of the city of Brooklyn, that the political party name National Democratic Party is substantially the same name as the name Democratic Party, be and the same hereby is sustained, and this…

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

We are agreed that that part of the order appealed from, which determined that the certificate of nomination, which was filed by the complainant, is in all respects a valid certificate of nomination by an existing political party was correctly decided; that the same is in compliance with the Election Law of the State (Laws of 1896, chap. 909), and being such, the complainant is entitled to have his name placed upon the official ballot to be voted at the ensuing election. In this respect we are in harmony with the views expressed by the learned court below. Upon the question as to…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Partridge v. DevotoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Voltaggio v. CaputoDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
  3. Marcantonio v. HeffernanNew York Supreme Court · 1948
  4. In re the Objections to the Original Certificate of the Independent Nomination of CarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  5. In re the Independent Certificate of Nomination of SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1903

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API