Halligan v. Runkle
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, Bernard J. Halligan, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Ulster Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 4th day of April, 1916, denying his application for a writ of mandamus. Order affirmed, without costs, on the opinion of Hasbrouck, J., at Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
All concurred, except Howard, J., not voting.
The following is the opinion of Mr. Justice Hasbrouck:
Hasbrouck, J.:
There was an election in November, 1914, in the county of Rensselaer whereat a Republican sheriff was elected to take office January 1, 1915, to succeed a Democratic incumbent. Among the powers of the sheriff was that under chapter 243 of the Laws of 1910 (amdg. Laws of 1903, chap. 9, § 8, as amd. by Laws of 1904, chap. 4) of appointing thirteen court attendants to serve during the court. By chapter 359 of the Laws of 1911 the County Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 11 [Laws of 1909, chap.…
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