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Matter of Shattls v. Watson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 26, 1945
64 N.E.2d 285 (N.Y. 1945)

Opinion

Submitted October 5, 1945

Decided October 26, 1945

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

Jacob Cottin for appellant.

Hyman W. Gamso and Archibald R. Watson, in person, for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, THACHER and DYE, JJ. DESMOND and MEDALIE, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse and remit the proceeding to Special Term with instructions to grant the mandamus order prayed for, on the ground that the County Clerk has no discretion as to whether or not to accept for filing a certificate of doing business under an assumed business name, where, as here, the use of the assumed name shown on the certificate does not appear to violate any law.


Summaries of

Matter of Shattls v. Watson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 26, 1945
64 N.E.2d 285 (N.Y. 1945)
Case details for

Matter of Shattls v. Watson

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JOHN J. SHATTLS, Appellant, against ARCHIBALD R. WATSON…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 26, 1945

Citations

64 N.E.2d 285 (N.Y. 1945)
64 N.E.2d 285

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