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In re Carp

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

Decided July 3, 1917PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Application for a writ of certiorari made to the Appellate Division in the first instance. This case was transferred from the Third Department to the Fourth Department. (See 178 App. Div. 946.)

1Opinion of the Court

Merrell, J.:

This proceeding is instituted to review the proceedings of the board of supervisors of Saratoga county in appointing the Republican member of the board of election commissioners of that county. As legally constituted, the said board of elections is bi-partisan, and consists of two members, one a Democrat and the other a Republican.

It appears that for some time past there has been a division in the Republican county committee of the county of Saratoga, William S. Ostrander and George H. Whitney each claiming to be chairman of said committee. At a meeting of the committee held on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Morris v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1846
  2. People Ex Rel. Corwin v. . WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  3. People Ex Rel. Second Avenue Railroad v. Board of Commissioners of the Department of Public ParksNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  4. Kane v. GaynorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
  5. Matter of Kane v. . GaynorNew York Court of Appeals · 1911

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dykeman v. SymondsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  2. City of Albany v. McMorranNew York Supreme Court · 1962
  3. County of Broome v. ConteNew York Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Frangella v. Albany County LegislatureNew York Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State Ex Rel. Harvey v. StanlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931

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