People Ex Rel. Munro v. Board of County Canvassers
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, made December 8, 1891, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a peremptory writ of mandamus, the nature of which and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, made December 8, 1891, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a peremptory writ of mandamus, the nature of which and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The board of county canvassers were not bound to allow votes returned as having been cast for David A. Munro, D. A. Monro or D. A. Munro, Jr., in favor of the relator, David A. Munro, Jr. (People v. Ferguson,, 8 Cow. 102; People v. Cook, 8 N. Y. 67, 80; Kortz v. Canvassers, 12 Ahb. [N. C.] 84; Clark v. Bd. of Examiners,…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The order appealed from directed a mandamus to issue upon the petition of the relator to the board of county canvassers of Onondaga county directing and commanding them to cause certain statements of the vote for member of assembly in the first assembly district of Onondaga county cast at the general election on the third day of November last to be sent back to the board of inspectors of election in certain election districts, where the statement and returns made by said inspectors, containing certain errors of a clerical nature, should be corrected before the statements are canvassed by the…
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- People Ex Rel. Noyes v. . Bd. of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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