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Matter of Richards

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1917
117 N.E. 615 (N.Y. 1917)

Opinion

Argued October 31, 1917

Decided November 1, 1917

Benjamin Reass, Hugo Hirsh, Emanuel Newman and Max Leff for appellant.

Frank E. Johnson, Jr., and James A. Sheehan for Edward A. Richards et al., respondents.

Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( George A. Green and Thomas F. Magner of counsel), for Board of Elections, respondent.


We hold, first, that for the purposes of section 122 of the Election Law a Municipal Court district in the borough of Brooklyn is a political subdivision, and, second, that said section of the Election Law considered in its general application to the state is not so unfair or unreasonable as to be unconstitutional.

The order should be affirmed, with costs.

COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ., concur; HISCOCK, Ch. J., not voting.

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Matter of Richards

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1917
117 N.E. 615 (N.Y. 1917)
Case details for

Matter of Richards

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Application of EDWARD A. RICHARDS et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 1, 1917

Citations

117 N.E. 615 (N.Y. 1917)
117 N.E. 615

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