Legal Opinion

Harradine v. Board of Supervisors

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

Decided February 20, 1980PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Schnepp, J.

This is an appeal by the defendant, the Board of Supervisors of Orleans County (Board), from an award requiring it to pay *120legal fees to plaintiffs attorneys in this voting rights case involving the "one person—one vote” rule.1

This action, which is no stranger to this court,2 was commenced in 1971. In bringing this suit plaintiff sought a judgment declaring, inter alia, that the present distribution and apportionment of the members of the Board violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and sections 1 and 11…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Gumbhir v. Kansas State Board of PharmacySupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  2. Papa v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Tedeschi v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
  4. Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of RevenueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Gorman v. FowkesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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