Case Name: In the Matter of James F. Howard et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. Nelson A. Rockefeller, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondent, and John J. Schwenk, as Mayor of the City of Kingston, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1965-03-18
Citations: 15 N.Y.2d 927
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of James F. Howard et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. Nelson A. Rockefeller, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondent, and John J. Schwenk, as Mayor of the City of Kingston, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 927–929

Head Matter:
In the Matter of James F. Howard et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. Nelson A. Rockefeller, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondent, and John J. Schwenk, as Mayor of the City of Kingston, Appellant.
Argued March 11, 1965;
decided March 18, 1965.
Harry Gold, Corporation Counsel, for appellant.
Vernon Murphy and Aaron E. Klein for appellants-respondents.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Ruth Kessler Toch, Paxton Blair and Robert W. Imrie of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order modified, without costs, to declare that the Mayor had power to and did on September 30, 1964 appoint William Sinsabaugh, Alderman, Fifth Ward, City of Kingston, for a term which will run to and expire on December 31, 1965 pursuant to section 18 of the city charter. Section 3 of article XIII of the State Constitution does not invalidate such an appointment. We pass on no other question.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burice, Scileppi and Bergan.