Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1919

People ex rel. Derrick v. Somers

People ex rel. Derrick v. Somers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 15, 1919
187 A.D. 968
People ex rel. Derrick v. Somers

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Raymond v. Clement (118 App. Div. 528; affd., 194 N. Y. 560). All concurred, except Kruse, P. J., and Foote, J., who dissented upon the ground that there must be a substantial compliance with *969the statute* to make an effective vote; and it appearing that the statute was not complied with, as has been adjudicated in the proceeding to which the Commissioner was a party [See Matter of Kline, 185 App. Div. 945], are of opinion that the action of the Commissioner in refusing the certificate was unwarranted.

See Consol. Laws, chap. 34 (Laws of 1909, chap. 39), ยง 13, as amd. by Laws of 1910, chap. 485. Since amd. by Laws of 1918, chap. 473.โ€” [Rep.

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