Majority
p. 860Seth M. Kessler et al., Appellants, v Alan G. Hevesi, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al., Respondents. Submitted October 16, 2006; decided October 24, 2006
p. 861
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, First Department, upon 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]).