People ex rel. Ward v. Uptown Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term. Application by J. Carlton Ward for mandamus to compel his reinstatement as a member of the Uptown Association. From an order dismissing the writ, relator appealed, and an alternative writ of mandamus was ordered to issue. On the trial of this writ, a verdict was directed for defendant, and from the final order dismissing the writ the relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The relator in March, 1896, applied at special term for a writ of mandamus to compel the Uptown Association to reinstate him as one of its members. The application was denied, but on appeal the appellate division of this department, to which the appeal had been transferred, reversed the order of the special term, and directed the issuance of an alternative writ of mandamus. 9 App. Div. 191, 41 N. Y. Supp. 154. This writ was issued, and came on for trial before the court and a jury in May, 1897, and resulted in the direction of a verdict for the defendant, and from the final order dismissing…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Ward v. Uptown Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896