People ex rel. Anibal v. Board of Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Fulton county. Petition for mandamus on the relation of Robert P. Aníbal and Michael D. Murray against the board of supervisors of Fulton county. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
This is an appeal from an order granting a peremptory mandamus. The relators in their affidavits state positively that in December, 1886, they made a contract with the board of supervisors through a committee of that body to do certain legal services at a price not less than $1,200 and disbursements, and that they did those services. They produced a report of the committee made to the board, December 21,1886, stating this contract, and an acceptance of the same. The defendants make an answer denying this on information and belief, verified by the present chairman. There are affidavits also…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. Kelly v. . Common CouncilNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- People Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors v. Common CouncilNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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