Matter of Bradley
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of- the Supreme-Court in the third judicial department, made December 8, 1892, which affirmed an order made at Special Term.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of- the Supreme-Court in the third judicial department, made December 8, 1892, which affirmed an order made at Special Term. This was an application under the statute (1 K. S. 125, § 51). by Henry Bradley, who had received a certificate of his election to the office of supervisor of the town of Minerva, Essex county, and had filed liis undertaking, which had been approved by the town board, to compel William H. Sullivan,, his predecessor in that office, to deliver over the moneys, books, papers etc. belonging to such office. Sullivan objected that-Bradley…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
With respect to the objections raised by Sullivan to the legality of the petitioner’s election to office, it suffices to say that it appeared, upon the proofs, that he received a majority of the votes cast at the election in question and had received a certificate of his election from the board of canvassers. That was not only a sufficient showing;but more than was necessary to be shown, provided he had officially qualified as required by law, to warrant the order in question. In People ex rel. Bradley et al. v. Shaw (133 N. Y. 493) we had occasion to review objections made to the counting,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People Ex Rel. Bradley v. . ShawNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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