Legal Opinion

In re Hearst

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 6, 1905PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Cross-appeals by the applicants, William Randolph Hearst and others, and by David J. Woelper and others from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 28th day of Hovember, 1905., as resettled by an order'entered in said clerk’s office on the 4th day of December, 1905.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

On the return of an order to show cause, supported by affidavits made in behalf of William Randolph Hearst, James Ford and James G. Phelps Stokes, candidates for mayor, comptroller and president of the board of aldermen of the city of Hew York respectively on the Municipal Ownership ticket at the general élection held on the 7th day of Hove'mber, 1905, the order of Hovember twenty-eighth was made directing that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue commanding the respondents, as the board of inspectors 'of election and poll clerks of election in the second election district of the'…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Brink v. . WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. In re the Application of StilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hearst v. McClellanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

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