Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Jennings v. Finley

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

Decided November 15, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Application by the relators, Walter D. Jennings and others, for a writ of certiorari directed to John H. Finley, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, for the purpose of reviewing his action in removing Burch, Kellogg, Lamos and Hanmer from the office of trustees of union free school district No. 1 of the town of Long Lake, Hamilton county.

1Opinion of the Court

Kellogg, P. J.:

Proceedings were duly pending before the Commissioner of Education for the removal from office of the five trustees of union free school district No. 1 of the town of Long Lake, Hamilton county, for violation of their official duties, and the hearing was to be on July 11, 1916. While said proceedings were pending, and on July eighth, Trustee Burch tendered to the board his written resignation of office and the board voted to accept it and appoint the relator Jennings in his place. On the same day Trustee Lamos tendered his resignation and the board voted to accept the same and…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bullock v. . CooleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Arthur Steier v. New York State Education Commissioner, New York City Board of Higher Education and Brooklyn CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
  3. People Ex Rel. Board of Education v. GravesNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  4. Beam v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Steier v. New York State Education CommissionerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1958

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