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Matter of Simpson v. Cohen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 27, 1937
252 App. Div. 275 (N.Y. App. Div. 1937)

Opinion

October 27, 1937.

Appeal from Supreme Court of New York County.

Gabriel L. Kaplan of counsel, for the appellant.

A. David Benjamin of counsel, for the respondent John R. Crews, chairman of Kings County Republican Committee. Walter M. Weis of counsel, for the respondent City Fusion Party.

Irving H. Saypol of counsel, for the respondent Trades Union Party.

Frederic C. Bellinger of counsel, for the intervenor, respondent, Anti-Communist Party.

Leonard M. Wallstein, Jr., of counsel, for the Board of Elections, respondents.

Present — TOWNLEY, DORE, COHN and CALLAHAN, JJ.


It was held in Matter of Independent Nominations ( 186 N.Y. 266) that single petitions might nominate candidates running in different political units. In our opinion the amendment to section 137 of the Election Law (Laws of 1935, chap. 955) effects no change in this rule. The requirement included in the law by that amendment, that petitions be consecutively numbered, seems to have been sufficiently complied with here.

Assuming that the requirement for consecutive numbering is mandatory, in the greater number of Assembly districts there was consecutive numbering of all petitions within that unit. These signatures aggregated many thousands beyond the required numbers.

The orders should be affirmed.


In "Trades Union Party" proceeding: Order unanimously affirmed.

In "Anti-Communist Party" proceeding: Order unanimously affirmed.


Summaries of

Matter of Simpson v. Cohen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 27, 1937
252 App. Div. 275 (N.Y. App. Div. 1937)
Case details for

Matter of Simpson v. Cohen

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Application of KENNETH F. SIMPSON, Petitioner…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Oct 27, 1937

Citations

252 App. Div. 275 (N.Y. App. Div. 1937)
299 N.Y.S. 124

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