Legal Opinion
Jeffery v. Trustees of Village of Clinton
New York County Courts
Decided April 12, 1960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn J. Walsh, J.
The Hon. Gordon P. Jeffery was the candidate of the Citizen’s party for re-election to the office of Police Justice in the village election of March 15,1960. As such candidate, his name appeared on the ballot as the only candidate for such office. Printed on the same ballot were the names of two candidates of the Citizen’s party and two candidates of the Community party for the office of Trustee, of which two were to be chosen.
The report of the Election Inspectors purports to show that upon the canvass of the ballots, the petitioner Gordon Jeffery received 46 votes for the office of Police…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Feeny v. . Bd. of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In re GarvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- People ex rel. Colne v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Bennett v. Board of ElectionsNew York Supreme Court · 1957
- In re CohenNew York Supreme Court · 1932
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