Legal Opinion
Matter of Blankford
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1925PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The petitioners, seventeen in number, are students at a seminary of learning. The seminary, conducted by the Society of Jesus, is known as St. Andrews on the Hudson, and is situated in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess county, New York. The petitioners have obtained an order directing the inspectors of the third election district of that town to register them as voters. The question is whether they have acquired the requisite domicile.
Constitution (art. II, see. 3) providesFor the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of GoodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Welsh v. ShumwayIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Matter of GarveyNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Matter of BarryNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- People v. OsbornMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Palla v. Suffolk County Board of ElectionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Ramey v. RockefellerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Matter of Robbins v. ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- In re SeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- Matter of Watermeyer v. MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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