Case Name: In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt, Respondent, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Appellants; In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt et al., Respondents, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, and Joseph Rosenberg, Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1960-06-02
Citations: 8 N.Y.2d 869
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt, Respondent, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Appellants. In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt et al., Respondents, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, and Joseph Rosenberg, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 869–870

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt, Respondent, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Appellants. In the Matter of Curtis Roosevelt et al., Respondents, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, and Joseph Rosenberg, Appellants.
Argued June 2, 1960;
decided June 2, 1960.
Abraham J, Gellinoff, Nelson Kantor and Max D. Blossner for Joseph Rosenberg, appellant.
Charles H. Tenney, Corporation Counsel (Saul Moshoff and Arthur H. Geisler of counsel), for James M. Power and others, appellants.
Leonard S. Halpert for respondent.

Opinion:
Orders of the Appellate Division reversed and those of Special Term reinstated, without costs, for the reasons stated in the opinion at Special Term. No opinion.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Van Voorhis and Burke, Judges Fuld, Foster and Bbegan dissent and vote to affirm.
Designated pursuant to section 5 of article VI of the State Constitution in the temporary absence of Judge Froessel.