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Matter of Mitchell v. Prendergast

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 4, 1917
222 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1917)

Opinion

Argued November 15, 1917

Decided December 4, 1917

Philip Frank for appellant.

Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( Terence Farley and William E.C. Mayer of counsel), for respondent.



Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, CUDDEBACK, CARDOZO, McLAUGHLIN, CRANE and ANDREWS, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Mitchell v. Prendergast

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 4, 1917
222 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1917)
Case details for

Matter of Mitchell v. Prendergast

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Application of SAMUEL J. MITCHELL, Appellant, for a…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 4, 1917

Citations

222 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1917)
118 N.E. 1068

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