Legal Opinion
Wingate v. Flynn
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1931PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.
This is a motion for judgment on the pleadings. The answer admits all of the allegations of fact contained in the complaint and joins with the plaintiff in a prayer for a declaratory judgment.
At the general election held in November 1925, the plaintiff was duly re-elected to the office of surrogate of Kings county. At the time of his election article 6, section 15, of the Constitution provided as follows: “The existing Surrogates’ Courts are continued, and the Surrogates now in office shall hold their offices until the expiration of their terms. Their successors shall be chosen by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- The People v. . FancherNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- The Bd. of Educ. of the City of Rochester v. . Van ZandtNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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- Town of Ohio v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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