Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Daniel Noble, Appellant, v. John F. Hylan et al., Composing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York, Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-05-04
Citations: 229 N.Y. 521
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Daniel Noble, Appellant, v. John F. Hylan et al., Composing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 229
Pages: 521–522

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Daniel Noble, Appellant, v. John F. Hylan et al., Composing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York, Respondents.
Appeal —; unanimous affirmance by Appellate Division of order denying motion for mandamus.
People ex rel. Noble v. Hylan, 185 App. Div. 896, appeal dismissed.
(Submitted April 14, 1920;
decided May 4, 1920.)
Appeal from an order of the Appéllate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered July 31, 1918, which unanimously affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York to fix the compensation for services performed and to be performed by relator (surrogate of Queens county) in connection with the drawing of jurors. Respondents contended that the order of the Appellate Division being unanimous, no constitutional question being involved and permission to appeal not having been obtained, the appeal should be dismissed.
George E. Cogswell for appellant.
William P. Burr, Corporation Counsel (JohnF. O’Brien, William E. C. Mayer and John Lehman of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
Appeal dismissed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Hogan, Caedozo, McLaughlin, Crane and Elkus, JJ.