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Matter of Scaringe v. Ackerman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 17, 1986
68 N.Y.2d 885 (N.Y. 1986)

Opinion

Argued October 15, 1986

Decided October 17, 1986

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, Joseph P. Torraca, J.

William F. Ryan, Jr., for appellants.

Raymond A. Kelly, Jr., and Joseph R. Cannizzaro for F. Stanton Ackerman, respondent.

Stanley L. Zalen for New York State Board of Elections, respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs, for the reasons stated in the opinion by Justice John T. Casey at the Appellate Division ( 119 A.D.2d 327). We add that our decision does not preclude a future challenge to respondent Ackerman's qualifications in the appropriate forum (see, N Y Const, art III, § 9; Matter of Harwood v Meisser, 41 A.D.2d 531, affd 31 N.Y.2d 1000).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR. Taking no part: Judge KAYE.


Summaries of

Matter of Scaringe v. Ackerman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 17, 1986
68 N.Y.2d 885 (N.Y. 1986)
Case details for

Matter of Scaringe v. Ackerman

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of GEORGE P. SCARINGE, as Chairman of the Albany County…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 17, 1986

Citations

68 N.Y.2d 885 (N.Y. 1986)
508 N.Y.S.2d 944
501 N.E.2d 593

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