Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Bd. of Education of City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1932PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
The General Municipal Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 24), section 51, reads: “ All officers, agents, commissioners and other persons acting, * * * for and on behalf of any county, town, village or municipal corporation in this state, and each and every one of them, may be prosecuted, and an action may be maintained against them to prevent any illegal official act on the part of any such officers, agents, commissioners or other persons, or to prevent waste or injury to, or to restore and make good, any property, funds or estate of such county, town, village or municipal corporation by any person or…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Schieffelin v. Valentine KomfortNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Herman v. . Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Altschul v. . LudwigNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- County of Albany v. . HookerNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Titusville Iron Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Judd v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 2New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Engel v. VitaleNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Schnepel v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Weimer v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People ex rel. Elkind v. RosenblumNew York Supreme Court · 1945
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.