In re Murphy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeals by Charles F. Murphy and William B. Carswell from parts of an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 10th day of December, 1914.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
At the election held on November 3, 1914, the canvass of the votes cast for the office of Senator for the sixth senatorial district of the State of New York indicated that William B. Cars-well had received 12,867 votes and that ■ Charles F. Murphy had received 12,845 votes. This gave to Carswell an apparent majority of 22. Thereafter, pursuant to the provisions of sec*309tion 381 of the Election Law (Consol. Laws, chap. IT [Laws of 1909, chap. 22], as amd. by Laws of 1913, chap. 821), the relator applied for a judicial investigation of all ballots cast at said election which were…
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- Matter of CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- People Ex Rel. Davies v. CowlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- People Ex Rel. Goring v. President & Board of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- People ex rel. Deitz v. HoganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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