People ex rel. Lardner v. Carson
New York Supreme Court
Action to establish the right of John Lardner, the relator, to the office of superintendent of the poor of Niagara county, and to put him in possession of the office.
1Opinion of the CourtWabd, J.
This action was tried by the court, a jury being waived by the parties. The facts are undisputed and are as follows:
On March 11,1808, Niagara county, in this state, was created, and the legislature, on the 2d day of February, 1824, by chapter 27 of the laws of that year, erected the town of Lock-port, defining its boundaries. On March 26, 1829, the legislature incorporated the village of Lockport (Chap. 78, Laws of 1829), taking the territory for 'said village from the heart of the town of Lockport, leaving the residue of the town entirely surrounding the village, and creating it “ a body…
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