People ex rel. Grannis v. Roberts
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James A. Roberts, as Comptroller of the State of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany oh the 13th- day of June, 1899, confirming the report of a referee' and awarding a peremptory mandamus in default of payment of certain sums, the balance unpaid upon three certain drafts drawn by the Superintendent of Public Works upon the Comptroller in payment…
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Appeal by the defendant, James A. Roberts, as Comptroller of the State of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany oh the 13th- day of June, 1899, confirming the report of a referee' and awarding a peremptory mandamus in default of payment of certain sums, the balance unpaid upon three certain drafts drawn by the Superintendent of Public Works upon the Comptroller in payment of moneys claimed to be due on a contract made by the superintendent in the name of the People with the relators for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Merwin, J.:
By chapter 79 of the' Laws of 1895 provision was made for submitting to the People of the State at the next general election the proposition to raise $9,000,000 .for the purpose of enlarging and improving the Erie, Champlain and Oswego canals. In the event of the adoption of the proposition provision was made for raising the money by the issuing and sale of bonds of the State, and within three months after the issuing of bonds the Superintendent of Public Works was directed to proceed to the execution of the work, which was to be done in accordance with plans, specifications and…
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- People v. . StephensNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Matter of AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Reilly v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Crisfield v. . MurdockNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- People Ex Rel. Merriam v. SchoonmakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
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- Mahoney v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917