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People ex rel. Cannon v. Van Wyck

54 N.Y.S. 1112 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1898-11-25 English

Delivered by INGRAHAM, J.

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PEOPLE ex rel. CANNON, Relator, v. VAN WYCK, Mayor, Respondent.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
November 25, 1898.)

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Certiorari by the people, on the relation of Henry W. Cannon, against Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor of the city of New York, to review the action of respondent in removing relator as one of the aqueduct commissioners appointed under Laws 1888, c. 584.
Writ dismissed.
Elihu Root, for relator.
Theodore Connoly, for respondent.

For the reasons stated in the case of People v. Van Wyck (decided herewith) 54 N. Y. Supp. 675 , the proceedings are affirmed, and the writ dismissed, with costs. VAN BRUNT, P. J., and BARRETT and MCLAUGHLIN, JJ., concur. RUMSEY, J., dissents.