People ex rel. Metropolitan Board of Health v. Lane
New York Supreme Court
Mandamus. These proceedings were taken in the name of the People on the relation of the Metropolitan Board of Health against Thaddeus H. Lane, justice of the district court of the sixth judicial district of the city of New York.
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Mandamus. These proceedings were taken in the name of the People on the relation of the Metropolitan Board of Health against Thaddeus H. Lane, justice of the district court of the sixth judicial district of the city of New York. The relators commenced two actions in the sixth district court, of which the respondent is the justice; one against James W. Ranney, to recover a penalty of $250 for different violations of the provisions of the statute in relation to returns of "births and deaths, and the other against John B. Kerr for a penalty of $100 for the noncompliance with an order of the…
1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.
There are two actions brought by the relators pending in the district court of the sixth judicial district of this city, of which Thaddeus H. Lane is the justice.
One of the actions is against James W. Ranney, physician, to recover a penalty of $250, or several penalties in the aggregate amounting to $250, for alleged violations of certain provisions of the act constituting the Board of Health, in relation to returns of deaths, &c.
The other action is against Thomas P. Kerr, to recover a penalty of $100, or several penalties in the aggregate amounting to $100, for alleged violations of a…
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