Legal Opinion
People v. Dethloff
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1940PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Each of the two defendants claims the office of Public Administrator of Erie County by legal appointment. Recognizing in the controversy a matter of public concern, and in an effort to bring about a judicial determination of the question involved, the Attorney-General invoked procedure authorized by sections 546-548 of the Civil Practice Act and in due course the matter came before the Appellate Division as a submitted controversy.
The claim of the defendant-respondent Dethloff, which has been upheld by the Appellate Division, rests upon his appointment on September 7, 1939 — to take office…
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- People v. . FitzgeraldNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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