Cuvillier v. State of New York

By chapter 711 of the Laws of 1927, jurisdiction is conferred upon the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of claimant for expenses incurred in defending himself upon a charge of criminal libel preferred against him before a magistrate of the county of New York. The Court of Claims dismissed the claim upon the ground that the statute is unconstitutional, as it violates article 8, section 9, of the Constitution of the State which prohibits the use of State money for a private undertaking. (Cuvillier v. State, 132 Misc. Rep. 182.)

The judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Division,…