Murphy v. Britt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, Owen B. Murphy, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York, denying relator’s application for a peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The Court of Appeals having decided that the voters of the county of Bronx are entitled to vote at an election of justice of the City Court (De Leyer v. Britt, 212 N. Y. 565), and as relator and other electors of the county of Bronx were not permitted to vote for the candidates for justice of' the City Court at the general election held in November, 1913, the relator contends that such election was, therefore, void, and a vacancy exists in the office of justice of the City Court and it was the duty of the defendants to publish the notices required by law *735before the election of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- De Leyer v. . BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. HopkinsSuperior Court of Delaware · 1943
- Brown v. SistiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936