Case Name: In the Matter of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondent, against James E. Smith et al., Appellants, and Henry Bentele et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-05-31
Citations: 1 N.Y.2d 813
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondent, against James E. Smith et al., Appellants, and Henry Bentele et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 813–815

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondent, against James E. Smith et al., Appellants, and Henry Bentele et al., Respondents.
Argued March 22, 1956;
decided May 31, 1956.
Rachel B. Backer for James E. Smith and others, appellants.
Bruce McM. Wright and Thomas G. Weaver for Norman W. Robinson, appellant.
Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel (Robert E. Hugh and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order reversed and motion denied upon the ground that there is no statutory authority for the order appealed from. No opinion.
Concur: Conway, Ch. J., Desmond, Dye, Ftjld and Fboessel, JJ. Van Voobhis, J., dissents and votes to affirm. Taking no part: Btjbke, J.