Legal Opinion
Cox v. Katz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 19, 1968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcNally, J.
Plaintiffs, electors of the City of New York, challenge as unconstitutional various statutes implementing the establishment of the city-wide court of civil jurisdiction. Defendants are the City Clerk and the Commissioner of Elections, constituting the Board of Elections in the City of New York.
The statutory provisions for the election of the Judges are allegedly violative of the New York State Constitution because of noncompliance with the provision for their election “ by the electors of the counties included within the city of New York from districts within such counties established by law…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- WRIGHT Et Al. v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. FriedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- New York State Ass'n of Trial Lawyers v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Mann v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965
- Kail v. RockefellerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dorfman v. BermanNew York Supreme Court · 2000
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