Schurman v. Goldstein

The petitioner moved before the Supreme Court for an order directing a recanvass of the ballots cast in the Democratic primary election held for the office of judge of the Court of General Sessions in the County of New York on September 19, 1939; and asked, among other relief, that if the court should conclude that, by reason of frauds and irregularities in connection with said primary election, it should become impossible to determine who was rightfully nominated, the court direct the holding of a new primary election.

The recanvass was duly had at Special Term in a proceeding wherein all the…