New York Court of Appeals, 1927

People Ex Rel. Finley v. Gorman

People Ex Rel. Finley v. Gorman
New York Court of Appeals · Decided May 31, 1927
245 N.Y. 580; 157 N.E. 865; 1927 N.Y. LEXIS 745

People Ex Rel. Finley v. Gorman

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; first question certified answered in the affirmative, second question in the negative. Held, that under the wording of the charter of the city of Saratoga Springs, the deputy of the commissioner of public safety does not succeed upon the resignation of a commissioner to the duties of such commissioner as a member of the council.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.

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