Legal Opinion

Clapp v. Guy

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

Decided July 1, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

1Opinion of the Court

Willard Bartlett, J.:

In 1896 the plaintiff, who then resided and still resides in the town of Flushing, was elected a coroner in and -for the county of Queens for a term of three years from January 1, 1897. He duly-qualified and entered upon the performance of his duties. By the operation of the Greater Hew York charter (Laws of 1897, chap. 378) the town of Flushing has become a part of the city of Hew York, and is now included in the division of the city known as the borough of Queens. In 1897 the defendant was elected a coroner of this new borough for a term of four years from January 1,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hanrahan v. . Terminal Station CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Woodruff v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. Gough v. SatterleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898

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