Legal Opinion
Matter of McCabe v. Voorhis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 1926PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The relator, a resident of the city of New York, instituted this proceeding for a peremptory order of mandamus as a duly qualified and enrolled voter or elector therein, to compel the defendants, the board of elections of the city, to omit from the special ballot for the general election on November 2, 1926, a proposition for the submission on referendum to the electors of the city of a local law adopted by the municipal assembly known as Local Law No. 16. The purpose of the law as summarized in the title is “to prevent an increased fare on rapid transit or street surface railways, without…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Matter of McAneny v. . Bd. of Estimate, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
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3Cited by120 opinions
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