Case Name: In the Matter of William B. Herlands, as Commissioner of the Department of Investigation of the City of New York, et al., Appellants, against Abner C. Surpless et al., Constituting a Special Committee of the Council of the City of New York Investigating the Administration of Relief Funds, Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-03-05
Citations: 282 N.Y. 647
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of William B. Herlands, as Commissioner of the Department of Investigation of the City of New York, et al., Appellants, against Abner C. Surpless et al., Constituting a Special Committee of the Council of the City of New York Investigating the Administration of Relief Funds, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 282
Pages: 647–648

Head Matter:
In the Matter of William B. Herlands, as Commissioner of the Department of Investigation of the City of New York, et al., Appellants, against Abner C. Surpless et al., Constituting a Special Committee of the Council of the City of New York Investigating the Administration of Relief Funds, Respondents.
Argued January 9, 1940;
decided March 5, 1940.
William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel (Oren Clive Herwitz and Paxton Blair of counsel), for appellants.
Richard J. Barry and Harold W. Wolfram for respondents.

Opinion:
Order denying application to cancel subpoena affirmed, without costs. No application was made to modify the subpoena in any aspect. No opinion.
Concur: Lehman, Ch. J., Loughran, Finch, Rippey, Sears, Lewis and Conway, JJ.