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In the Matter of Louis Wolff, Respondent, against Michael J. Cruise, City Clerk of the City of New York, et al., Appellants. William Chilvers et al., Interveners, Appellants.
    
      Elections — constitutional law — term of office of Municipal Court justice elected to fill vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term.
    
    (Argued October 3, 1927;
    decided October 7, 1927.)
    Appeal from a final order of the Supreme Court, made at New York County Special Term and entered September 9, 1927, which granted a motion for a peremptory order of mandamus directing the city clerk of the city of New York to certify to the board of elections of the city of New York that a justice of the Municipal Court of the city of New York to succeed William Chilvers is to be voted for at the election in 1927 and directing the board of elections to publish a notice that nominations are to be made for such office and to provide appropriate ballots for use at the primary election for said office.
    • George P. Nicholson, Corporation Counsel (Joseph P. Reilly of counsel), for City Clerk et al., appellants.
    
      Leonard J. Obermeier for William Chilvers et al., intervenors, appellants.
    
      Maurice Block, Henry L. Sherman, Edward S. Dore and Frank Oliver for respondent.
   Order reversed and application denied, without costs, on opinion in Matter of Carey v. Cruise (246 N. Y. 237).

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