Legal Opinion
Meredith v. Connally
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn- T. Casey, J.
The plaintiffs herein, as resident taxpayers, seek to enjoin the Troy City Council from taking any action pursuant to Local Law No. 1, enacted January 18, 1972, and to have its provisions declared unconstitutional, void and illegal insofar as this law amends section 6.02 of the Troy City Charter (Local Law No. 3 of 1959 of City of Troy; published in Local Laws of 1963, page 638 et seq.). That section presently vests the power of appointment of the Corporation Counsel in the City Manager. The amendment would remove this appointive power from the City Manager and place it in the City Council.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Commission of Public Charities of City of Hudson v. WortmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Grimm v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1968
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