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Matter of Hooper v. Power

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1962
12 N.Y.2d 764 (N.Y. 1962)

Opinion

Argued October 30, 1962

Decided November 1, 1962

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, MORRIS E. SPECTOR, J.

Malcolm S. Mason for appellant.

S. William Green for respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs. We hold that the signatures in the group containing 184 signatures were valid (see Matter of Di Crocco v. Power, 12 N.Y.2d 762, decided herewith) and that the signatures in the groups containing 220 and 156 signatures respectively were valid for the reasons stated in the majority opinion at the Appellate Division. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER.


Summaries of

Matter of Hooper v. Power

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1962
12 N.Y.2d 764 (N.Y. 1962)
Case details for

Matter of Hooper v. Power

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of BARBARA S. HOOPER, Appellant, v. JAMES M. POWER et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 1, 1962

Citations

12 N.Y.2d 764 (N.Y. 1962)
234 N.Y.S.2d 716
186 N.E.2d 565

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