Majority
p. 1063Philip Storrs et al., Appellants, v Julie Holcomb, as Ithaca City Clerk, Respondent. Submitted October 15, 1996; decided October 22, 1996
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, upon
p. 1064
the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).