People ex rel. Devlin v. Peabody
New York Supreme Court
Application for a writ of certiorari. Daniel D. Conover having been appointed by the governor to-fill a vacancy in the office of street commissioner in the 'city of Hew York, made application to Mr. Justice Peabody, one of the-justices of the Supreme Court for the first judicial district, for an-order pursuant to the, provisions of the Revised Statutes (1 Rev. Stats., 125, § 56), for the delivery of the books and papers of the office (Conover’s Case, 5 Ante, 73). Pending the…
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Application for a writ of certiorari. Daniel D. Conover having been appointed by the governor to-fill a vacancy in the office of street commissioner in the 'city of Hew York, made application to Mr. Justice Peabody, one of the-justices of the Supreme Court for the first judicial district, for an-order pursuant to the, provisions of the Revised Statutes (1 Rev. Stats., 125, § 56), for the delivery of the books and papers of the office (Conover’s Case, 5 Ante, 73). Pending the proceedings upon the application, Mr. Devlin applied for and obtained a writ of certiorari to bring the proceedings…
1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.
Mr. James T. Brady, on behalf of Charles ^Devlin, moves for a certiorari, to be directed to the Hon. Charles A. Peabody, late one of the justices of this court, directing "him to certify to this court the proceedings had before him in this matter, and the record thereof, together with the testimony taken before him, and the orders made by him, and his decisions .and acts in such proceedings, that the same may be reviewed by this court.
The motion is founded on the verified petition of Charles Devlin, setting forth such proceedings, &c. Mr. D. D. Field, on behalf of Mr. Conover, appears, and…
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