Case Name: In the Matter of Fred S. Suthergreen, Appellant, against Walter W. Westall et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Westchester, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-09-22
Citations: 6 A.D.2d 1014
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Fred S. Suthergreen, Appellant, against Walter W. Westall et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Westchester, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 1014–1014

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Fred S. Suthergreen, Appellant, against Walter W. Westall et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Westchester, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order granting motion to dismiss proceeding unanimously affirmed, without costs. Assuming, arguendo, that the failure to join respondent Esser, the successful candidate, as a party was not fatal to the proceeding (Civ. Prac. Act, § 192, 193), the defect could not be cured after the time limited for the institution of the proceeding, namely, 10 days after the primary election in question (Election Law, § 330, subd. 2; cf. Matter of Kram v. Cohen, 293 N. Y. 746; Matter of Swan v. Cohen, 179 Misc. 69, affd. 262 App. Div. 956, affd. 286 N. Y. 678; Matter of Gallagher v. Cohen, 180 Misc. 1030; Devine v. Cohen, 73 N. Y. S. 2d 317; Matter of Brennan, 73 N. Y. S. 2d 317; Matter of Kaplan, v. Meisser, 196 Misc. 6; Yearwood v. Cohen, 37 N. Y. S. 2d 577). Present — Wenzel, Acting P. J., Beldock, Murphy, Hallinan and Kleinfeld, JJ.