Legal Opinion

Matter of Barfield v. Bd. of Elections, N.Y.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 1, 1917Published

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 25, 1917, which reversed an order of Special Term granting an application for an order directing the board of elections of the city of New York to receive and file certificates of nomination of Charles B. Barfield for the office of member of assembly from the twenty-second district and place his name upon the ballots as candidate for such office.

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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 25, 1917, which reversed an order of Special Term granting an application for an order directing the board of elections of the city of New York to receive and file certificates of nomination of Charles B. Barfield for the office of member of assembly from the twenty-second district and place his name upon the ballots as candidate for such office. Mr. Barfield sought to file an independent certificate of nomination with the board of elections nominating him as candidate under…

1Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs, on authority of Matter of Richards (221 N. Y. 684).

Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Collin, Cuddeback, Hogan, Pound, McLaughlin and Andrews, JJ.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Matter of RichardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1917

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