O'Donnell v. Cartledge

No opinion. Rabin, P. J., Hopkins and Martuseello, JJ., concur; Munder and Benjamin, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse the judgment, to dismiss the petition and to grant the counterclaim, with the following memorandum: The record in this ease indicates that beginning in 1951 there functioned in the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park a loose-knit independent political organization known as the Independent Party. This independent group filed nominating petitions each election year for the open positions of Mayor and Trustee of the village and operated in a harmonious atmosphere. However, in…