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Matter of Miller v. Power

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Sep 9, 1955
130 N.E.2d 309 (N.Y. 1955)

Opinion

Argued September 9, 1955

Decided September 9, 1955

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, MARKEWICH, J.

Abraham J. Gellinoff, Robert B. Brady, Richard T. Levy and Blossom G. Saxe for Cecil E. Carter and others, appellants.

Samuel J. Silverman, William Barlow and Gabriel Perle for Tillie Miller, Edward N. Costikyan and another, appellants.

Joseph Broderick, Joseph F. Clements and Jules E. Gilbert for respondents.



Orders of the Appellate Division reversed and those of Special Term reinstated upon the ground that the designating petitions are invalid for failure to comply with the requirements of sub-division 3 of section 15 of the Election Law, section 135 of the Election Law and the Rules of the New York Democratic County Committee. No opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DYE, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and MacCRATE, JJ. DESMOND, J., dissents and votes to affirm.

Designated pursuant to section 5 of article VI of the State Constitution in the temporary absence of FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Miller v. Power

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Sep 9, 1955
130 N.E.2d 309 (N.Y. 1955)
Case details for

Matter of Miller v. Power

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of TILLIE MILLER, Appellant, against JAMES M. POWER et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Sep 9, 1955

Citations

130 N.E.2d 309 (N.Y. 1955)
130 N.E.2d 309

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