People ex rel. Board of Education v. Grace
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term. Motion for mandamus by the People ex rel. Board of Education of the City of Hew York against William R. Grace et al., constituting the board of estimate and apportionment for the city of Hew York. Motion denied, and petitioner appeals.
1Per curiam
This action presents only an abstract question of law, the decision of which can have no particular effect upon the matters involved in the present proceeding. The appeal is taken from an order of the special term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the board of estimate and apportionment to make a final estimate of the amount required to pay the expenses of the board of education for the year 1887 in one aggregate sum, instead of making that estimate in separate items by appropriating certain specific amounts to certain separately stated objects. The motion for a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People Ex Rel. Geer v. Common Council of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re WoodworthNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- In re SchwagerNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- People ex rel. Spire v. General Committee of Republican PartyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- People ex rel. Spire v. General Committee of Republican PartyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898