Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Mandeville
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 1968PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam R Geiler, J.
Five plaintiffs, each a resident, taxpayer and qualified voter of one of the three towns and two cities comprising Nassau County, instituted this action for declaratory judgment. They requested that the court make the following declarations:
1. That section 104 of the Nassau County Charter (L. 1936, ch. 879, as amd.) is unconstitutional.
*10732. That section 150 and subdivision 4 of section 153 of the County Law are not applicable to Nassau County or in the alternative are unconstitutional.
3. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nassau shall adopt a constitutional plan of apportionment.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Franklin v. KrauseNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Jackson v. Nassau County Board of SupervisorsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- Franklin v. MandevilleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Abate v. MundtNew York Supreme Court · 1969
- Franklin v. KrauseNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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