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Matter of Collins v. Meisser

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 13, 1968
239 N.E.2d 557 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Argued June 13, 1968

Decided June 13, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JOSEPH LIFF, J.

Patricia D. Collins, appellant in person.

Edward R. Yamin for Thomas M. Brennan, respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: A petition which names a committee on vacancies is not rendered invalid because of the disqualification of one of the members ( Matter of Brennan v. Power, 307 N.Y. 818). It is a fatal defect if no committee on vacancies is named ( Matter of Richter v. Thaler, 11 N.Y.2d 722).

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL, JASEN and KOREMAN.

Designated pursuant to section 2 of article VI of the State Constitution in place of BURKE, J., disqualified.


Summaries of

Matter of Collins v. Meisser

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 13, 1968
239 N.E.2d 557 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

Matter of Collins v. Meisser

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of PATRICIA D. COLLINS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM D. MEISSER et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 13, 1968

Citations

239 N.E.2d 557 (N.Y. 1968)
239 N.E.2d 557
292 N.Y.S.2d 692

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