In re Slevin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, William E. Slevin, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York, denying his application that he'be declared the nominee of the Democratic party at the primary election, held September 19, 1917, for the office of justice of the Municipal Court of the City of New York, Eighth District, after a recount.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The recount ordered by this court having been had, it was stipulated between the parties that 1,517 ballots were good and valid ballots for the candidate Prince; and 1,522 were good and valid ballots for the candidate Slevin. Of the remaining ballots cast at the election, 177 were submitted to the court at Special Term, of which 96, cast and counted for Prince, were objected to by Slevin; and 81 cast and counted for Slevin were objected to by Prince. We have carefully examined all of the 177 ballots which are the subject of controversy.
By the order appealed from it was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re GarvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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