People Ex Rel. Gilchrist v. . Murray
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of New York, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. This action was in the nature of a quo wai'ranto, brought to oust the defendant from the office of assistant clerk of the District Court for the second judicial district in the city of Hew York, and to establish the right of the relator thereto.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of New York, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. This action was in the nature of a quo wai'ranto, brought to oust the defendant from the office of assistant clerk of the District Court for the second judicial district in the city of Hew York, and to establish the right of the relator thereto. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. The judgment record in the suit by the relator against Mangin was properly excluded. (Goddard v.…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
Thomas Kivlen was elected justice of one of the district courts in the city of New York in December, 1869. He took his office January 1, 1870, and held it until his death in the fall of 1873. In December, 1873, .Maunsel B. Field was appointed by the governor justice of the same court, and held the office until December 31, 1874. In the fall of 1874 Charles M. Clancy was elected to fill the unexpired term of such office, and served under that election until December 31, 1875. In the fall of 1875 he was elected for a full term, and took his office under that election January 1, 1876. In March,…
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