Case Name: In the Matter of Edgar Mapes, Appellant, against John R. Swezey, as Mayor of the Village of Patchogue, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1951-11-05
Citations: 279 A.D. 660
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Edgar Mapes, Appellant, against John R. Swezey, as Mayor of the Village of Patchogue, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 660–660

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Edgar Mapes, Appellant, against John R. Swezey, as Mayor of the Village of Patchogue, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
The facts set forth in the petition and reply, which are evidenced by the annexed exhibits relating to the public records, are admitted by the respondents. They establish the ineligibility of respondent Mazzotti for the reason that he was not a village property owner of record at the time of the election. (Village Law, § 42; Matter of Mapes v. Swezey, 278 App. Div. 959.) The vacancy arising from Mazzotti's ineligibility made petitioner the incumbent as a .holdover, there being no other, until a duly qualified successor is chosen and assumes office. (People ex rel. Stalter v. Lynch, 219 App. Div. 1, 5, affd. 245 N. Y. 534.) Carswell, Acting P. J., Johnston, Adel, Wenzel and MacCrate, JJ., concur.