Case Name: In the Matter of John J. McNaboe, Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants; In the Matter of Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants. In the Matter of James H. Fay, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents. In the Matter of Michael Donnelly, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-03-28
Citations: 282 N.Y. 741
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of John J. McNaboe, Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants. In the Matter of Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants. In the Matter of James H. Fay, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents. In the Matter of Michael Donnelly, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 282
Pages: 741–744

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John J. McNaboe, Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants. In the Matter of Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondent, against S. Howard Cohen et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants. In the Matter of James H. Fay, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents. In the Matter of Michael Donnelly, Appellant; John J. McNaboe and Alfred E. Smith, Jr., Respondents.
Argued March 28, 1940;
decided March 28, 1940.
John T. Dooling for Michael Donnelly and James H. Fay, appellants.
William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel (Russell Lord Tarbox of counsel), for Board of Elections, appellants.
Benjamin Gassman, Timothy J. Healy and William J. Reinhart, Jr., for respondents.
Sidney S. Levine for Patrick J. Kane et al., amici curiæ.

Opinion:
In the first above-entitled proceeding: Order affirmed, without costs. Arguments of expediency must be addressed to the Legislature. No opinion.
In the second, third and fourth above-entitled proceedings: Orders affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: Lehman, Ch. J., Loughran, Finch, Rippey, Sears, Lewis and Conway, JJ.