Hirshfield v. Cook
New York Supreme Court
Application for a warrant of attachment to compel the attendance of a witness in pursuance of sections 854 and 855 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the CourtHotchkiss, J.
Under direction- of the mayor, Commissioner Hirshfield has undertaken to examine the *131accounts of the board of education of the city of New York. As such commissioner, he issued a subpoena to the respondent Cook, who is the auditor of the board, to appear and testify upon such examination. Under the advice and direction of the commissioner of education, Mr. Cook refused to obey the subpoena and application is now made by the commissioner for a warrant of attachment to compel the attendance of the witness in pursuance of sections 854 and 855 of the Code of Civil Procedure (See Matter of Foster,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- People, Ex Rel. Wood v. . LacombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- The People Ex Rel. Murphy v. . KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Ham v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Gunnison v. . Bd. of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Matter of Hirshfield v. . CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re HirshfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919