People Ex Rel. New York Institution for the Blind v. Fitch
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department entered January 4, 1897, affirming an order of the Special Term which granted a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the comptroller of the city of New York to audit and pay the claim of the relator for clothing furnished its inmates who resided in the city and county of New York. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department entered January 4, 1897, affirming an order of the Special Term which granted a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the comptroller of the city of New York to audit and pay the claim of the relator for clothing furnished its inmates who resided in the city and county of New York. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions. The relator is a charitable institution. Its status has been construed and decided by the courts. (N. Y. Inst. for Blind v. How, 10 N. Y. 84; Riker v. N. Y.…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The question presented in this case involves the consideration and construction of certain provisions of the Constitution and of the statutes by which the relator was organized and continued, and by which it has been supported and the management of its affairs controlled.
These provisions of the Constitution are new, having, gone into operation on the 1st day of January, 1895. So far as applicable here they provide: “Neither the credit nor the money of the state shall be given or loaned to or in aid of any association, corporation or private undertaking. This section shall not, however,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Russell v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- American Asylum at Hartford v. President of the Phoenix BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
- N.Y. Institution for the Blind v. . How's Ex'rs.New York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Coggeshall v. PeltonNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
- People Ex Rel. Inebriates' Home for Kings County v. Comptroller of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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