McDONALD v. GROUT, 175 N.Y. 470 (1903)

67 N.E. 1085

In the Matter of the Application of JOHN B. McDONALD, Respondent, for a Writ of Mandamus against EDWARD M. GROUT, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.Argued April 29, 1903
Decided May 19, 1903

George L. Rives, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Connoly an Terence Farley of counsel), for appellant.

John L. Cadwalader and George W. Wickersham for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of HATCH, J., below.

Concur: PARKER, Ch. J., GRAY, O’BRIEN, VANN, CULLEN and WERNER, JJ. Absent: BARTLETT, J.