Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn for an Order Directing the Board of Elections to Include the Names of Each of Them as Candidates for the Office of Male and Female Member, Respectively, of the Republican State Committee, from the Second Assembly District, Bronx County, upon the Printed Ballots for the Republican Party Primary, to Be Held April 2nd, 1940. [Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn, Appellants.]
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-03-27
Citations: 259 A.D. 716
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn for an Order Directing the Board of Elections to Include the Names of Each of Them as Candidates for the Office of Male and Female Member, Respectively, of the Republican State Committee, from the Second Assembly District, Bronx County, upon the Printed Ballots for the Republican Party Primary, to Be Held April 2nd, 1940. [Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn, Appellants.]
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 716–716

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn for an Order Directing the Board of Elections to Include the Names of Each of Them as Candidates for the Office of Male and Female Member, Respectively, of the Republican State Committee, from the Second Assembly District, Bronx County, upon the Printed Ballots for the Republican Party Primary, to Be Held April 2nd, 1940. [Cornelius F. Malvey and Mary Osborn, Appellants.]

Opinion:
Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and the motion granted. There is nothing in the Election Law which requires that the signature of a witness appearing on a nominating petition shall be identical in form with the signature appearing on the registration book. Identity of person is all that is required. Present — Martin, P. J., O'Malley, Townley, Glennon and Untermyer, JJ.