People ex rel. Livingston v. Wyatt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the. relator, Meyér W. Livingstbn, from an order óf the Supreme Court, made at the Mew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Mew York on the 5th day of February, 1906, denying the application of said relator . for an absolute writ of prohibition on the return of aú alternative writ, and the papers upon which the order pherefor was. granted," and vacating said alternative writ.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The petitioner was served with a paper in the form of a subpeena. signed by William E. Wyatt,, justice of the Court of Special Sessions . of the first division of the city of Mew York, commanding him to 'appear before said justice at a time and place therein specified and be examined on an investigation which was to be made,- by said magistrate, for . the purpose pf ascertaining whether an offense, which he had reason to suppose had been conhnitted, had in fact been committed, and to bring with, him and produce certain books, papers and records,' in his possession or .undpr…
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