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People ex rel. Tucker v. Van Wyck

54 N.Y.S. 1113 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1898-11-23 English

Delivered by INGRAHAM, J.

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PEOPLE ex rel. TUCKER, Relator, v. VAN WYCK, Mayor, Respondent.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
November 23, 1898.)

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Certiorari by the people of the state of New York, on the relation of John A. Tucker, to review the action of Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor of the city of New York, in removing relator as one of the aqueduct commissioners appointed under the provisions of Laws 1888, c. 584.
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 Mc-LAUGHLIN, JJ., concur. RUMSEY, J., dissents.