Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. George A. Gress, Appellant, v. George Hilliard, as Special Deputy Commissioner of Excise, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1903-11-24
Citations: 176 N.Y. 604
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. George A. Gress, Appellant, v. George Hilliard, as Special Deputy Commissioner of Excise, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 604–604

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. George A. Gress, Appellant, v. George Hilliard, as Special Deputy Commissioner of Excise, et al., Respondents.
People ex rel. Hress v. Hilliard, 85 App. Div. 507, affirmed.
(Argued November 9, 1903;
decided November 24, 1903.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 16, 1903, which affirmed an order of Special Term dismissing* a writ of certiorari to review the action of the defendant, special deputy commissioner of excise, in refusing to issue a liquor tax certificate to the relator.
Frederic E. Perham, for appellant.
Herbert H. Kellogg for respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J.: O'Brien, Bartlett, Haight, Vann, Cullen and Werner, JJ.