People ex rel. Morris v. Edmonds
New York Supreme Court
This was a motion for a mandamus, to compel the defendant to pay the amount of an account, which had been audited and allowed by the board of supervisors of the county of New-York, and directed to be paid by the defendant as county treasurer of the city and county of New-York. The facts are set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtS. B. Strong, J.
This case was argued at a special term, which I was required to hold in the city of New-York, by an order of the chief judge of the court of appeals. The duty thus devolved upon me is one of considerable delicacy, from the circumstances that the relator is himself a justice of this court,* ' *530and that the statute, under which he prefers his claim, also makes a similar provision for his associates residing in this district, and authorizes the payment of the expenses of their brethren from other parts of the state while discharging the duties of their office in this county. But the course…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Medlin v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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