People ex rel. Standard Gaslight Co. v. Daly
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Application by the Standard Gaslight Company for writ of mandamus to Michael T. Daly, as commissioner of public works of the city of New York. From an order denying a motion to punish respondent for contempt for disobeying a writ of peremptory mandamus, relator appeals. Affirmed.
1Per curiam
On the application of the relator, the court at special term granted a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the respondent, as commissioner of public works, to forthwith award and grant permits to the Standard Gaslight Company to open certain streets for the purpose of laying mains and making main connections. From the order granting the writ, an appeal was taken to this court, pending which this motion was made, and denied on the ground that the appeal operated to stay proceedings under the writ. The determination thus made we approve. Section 1314 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides,…
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