Legal Opinion
Buffalo Library v. Wanamaker
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaloney, J.
Petitioners move for a peremptory mandamus order directing the respondents, as members of the common council of the city of Buffalo, N. Y., to do certain acts in relation to providing funds for the use of the petitioners, the board of directors of the Buffalo Public Library and the trustees of the Grosvenor Library.
The facts relating to this inquiry are not in -dispute, as they are practically all matters of public record. The proceeding, therefore, presents a clear question of law, and a peremptory mandamus is the appropriate remedy. (People ex rel. Cayuga Nation v. Land Commissioners, 207…
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- People Ex Rel. Harris v. Commissioners of the Land OfficeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hines v. . the City of LockportNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- People Ex Rel. Conway v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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