Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1937PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The people of the city of New York, at the general election in 1936, declared by their votes on the question submitted that they wanted proportional representation in the election of Councilmen. This was chapter 43 of the proposed new charter also approved at said election. This declared will of the people has been challenged as unconstitutional, and so decided by a Special Term of the Supreme Court held in Kings county. A Special Term held in New York county has declared it constitutional.
The proposition before us may be stated in the following way:
Assuming that the borough of Brooklyn is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. Furman v. . CluteNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Rogers v. . Common Council of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Matter of Hopper v. . BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- People Ex Rel. Angerstein v. KenneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- People Ex Rel. Goring v. President & Board of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Moore v. Election CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Esler v. WaltersNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Wasmuth v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Iannucci v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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