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People ex Rel. P.J. Carlin Constr. Co. v. Prendergast

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 6, 1917
116 N.E. 1068 (N.Y. 1917)

Opinion

Argued March 28, 1917

Decided April 6, 1917

Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( R. Percy Chittenden and Benjamin Shapiro of counsel), for appellant.

Edward H. Wilson, for intervenor.

Richard S. Newcombe and Frank L. Cunningham for respondents.


Order reversed and application for writ denied on the authority of Williams v. City of New York ( 118 App. Div. 756; 192 N.Y. 541) ; no opinion.

Concur: CHASE, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ. Dissenting: HISCOCK, Ch. J., and HOGAN, J. Not voting: CRANE, J.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. P.J. Carlin Constr. Co. v. Prendergast

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 6, 1917
116 N.E. 1068 (N.Y. 1917)
Case details for

People ex Rel. P.J. Carlin Constr. Co. v. Prendergast

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. P.J. CARLIN CONSTRUCTION…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 6, 1917

Citations

116 N.E. 1068 (N.Y. 1917)
116 N.E. 1068

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