Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Mathews Building Company, Appellant, v. Charles W. Berry, as Comptroller of the City of New York, and George P. Nicholson, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1927-05
Citations: 220 A.D. 776
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Mathews Building Company, Appellant, v. Charles W. Berry, as Comptroller of the City of New York, and George P. Nicholson, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 220
Pages: 776–777

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Mathews Building Company, Appellant, v. Charles W. Berry, as Comptroller of the City of New York, and George P. Nicholson, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Respondents.

Opinion:
Order denying motion for peremptory mandamus order reversed upon the law and the facts, with costs, and motion granted, with fifty dollars costs, to the extent of requiring the comptroller and the corporation counsel to proceed as provided in section 1043-a of the Charter of the City of New York. The petition presents facts which, uncontradicted, call upon the comptroller and the corporation counsel to proceed in accordance with said charter provision. Kelly, P. J., Young, Kapper, Lazansky and Hagarty, JJ., concur. Settle order upon notice.