Lerner v. Power
New York Court of Appeals
Lerner v. Power, 22 N.Y.2d 767 (N.Y. 1968)
239 N.E.2d 389; 292 N.Y.S.2d 471; 1968 N.Y. LEXIS 1283
Lerner v. Power
Opinion of the Court
Order reversed, without costs, and the designating petition invalidated in the following memorandum: The undisputed evidence establishes as a matter of law that the questioned petitions were the product of the knowing, systematic acceptance of purported signatures of innumerable persons subscribed by others, thus constituting permeating fraudulent representation.
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Scileppi, Bergan, Breitel, Jasen and Korbman
Designated pursuant to section 2 of article ATI of the State Constitution in place of Burke, J., disqualified.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In the Matter of Alfred D. Lerner v. James M. Power, Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, and Paul E. Boucher
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- Published