Harris v. Hulbert

Dowling, J.:

This is a proceeding in certiorari to review the action of the board of aldermen of the city of New York, who, on the 6th day of July, 1923, adopted a report of its committee on privileges and elections and decided and declared John W. Smith, respondent, to have been elected member of the board of aldermen from the twenty-first aldermanic district of the city of New York, at the general election which was held on the 8th day of November, 1921, in the place and stead of George W. Harris, petitioner, to whom had *303heretofore been granted a certificate of election as alderman of the…