Legal Opinion
Entwistle v. Murtaugh
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard D. Simons, J.
This is an article 78 proceeding seeking an order to declare vacant the offices of Justice of the Peace, Town Councilman and Town Clerk of the Town of Frankfort, New York.
The respondents Zito, Tassa and Falcone, respectively, were elected to those offices in November of 1963 for two-year terms commencing on January 1, 1964. Elected at the same time and for the same term was Supervisor Edward Freedman.
On January 2,1964 respondents Tassa and Zito executed their oaths of office as Town Councilmen and delivered them to Supervisor Freedman for filing in the office of the Clerk of Herkimer County.…
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