Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of James C. Crane, Respondent, for Relief by a Peremptory Order of Mandamus or Otherwise, against John R. Voorhis and Others, Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-10
Citations: 234 A.D. 715
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of James C. Crane, Respondent, for Relief by a Peremptory Order of Mandamus or Otherwise, against John R. Voorhis and Others, Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 715–716

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of James C. Crane, Respondent, for Relief by a Peremptory Order of Mandamus or Otherwise, against John R. Voorhis and Others, Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, Appellants.

Opinion:
-— Order granting peremptory mandamus order reversed and motion denied, without costs, as a matter of law and not in the exercise of discretion. We are of opinion that the words " offices to be filled " in section 249 of chapter 270 of the Laws of 1931 include all offices to be voted for by the electors of Richmond county. The fifty per cent basis therein stated is not unreasonable or arbitrary and is not an improper exercise of legislative discretion. Young, Kapper, Carswell, Tompkins and Davis, JJ., concur.