Legal Opinion

Big Black v. Ball

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

Decided January 16, 1976Published

1Opinion of the Court

Application unanimously denied and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition claiming that respondent Justice of the Supreme Court has acted contrary to law in various respects as outlined in the petition. It is well settled that prohibition may be used "to restrain an inferior court from exceeding its authorized powers in a proceeding over which it has jurisdiction” (Matter of Hogan v Court of General Sessions of County of N Y 296 NY 1, 8; see, also, Matter of Lee v County Ct. of Erie County, 27 NY2d 432). It should be noted that the petition contains innumerable…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. MATTER OF STATE OF NY v. KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. La Rocca v. LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Lee v. County Ct. of Erie CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Matter of Hogan v. Court of General SessionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
  5. Quimbo Appo v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1860

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