Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Andrew B. Gilfillan et al., Respondents, for a Peremptory Order of Mandamus against William J. Beyer et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Erie; John P. Sullivan, as Chairman of the Democratic County Committee of Erie County, et al., Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1925-03-03
Citations: 240 N.Y. 579
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Andrew B. Gilfillan et al., Respondents, for a Peremptory Order of Mandamus against William J. Beyer et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Erie. John P. Sullivan, as Chairman of the Democratic County Committee of Erie County, et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 579–579

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Andrew B. Gilfillan et al., Respondents, for a Peremptory Order of Mandamus against William J. Beyer et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Erie. John P. Sullivan, as Chairman of the Democratic County Committee of Erie County, et al., Appellants.
(Argued February 3, 1925;
decided March 3, 1925.)
Elections — peremptory mandamus to compel printing of names on voting machines as candidates for office.
Matter of Gilfillan v. Beyer, 212 App. Div. 855, affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered January 15, 1925, which affirmed an order of Special Term directing the board of elections of Erie county to print the names of the petitioners upon the voting machines to be used at the general election in the column of the Progressive party as candidates for the office of justice of the Supreme Court.
Henry W. Killeen for John P. Sullivan, as chairman, etc., appellant.
Lafay C. Wilkie for Republican County Committee of Erie County, appellant.
Irving W. Cole for respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Cardozo, Pound, Crane, Andrews and Lehman, JJ. Absent: McLaughlin, J.