Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of James Kane, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against William J. Gaynor, as Mayor of the City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1911-06-16
Citations: 202 N.Y. 615
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of James Kane, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against William J. Gaynor, as Mayor of the City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 202
Pages: 615–616

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of James Kane, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against William J. Gaynor, as Mayor of the City of New York, Respondent.
Matter of Kane v. Gaynor, 144 App. Div. 196, affirmed.
(Argued May 31, 1911;
decided June 16, 1911.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 28, 1911, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel defendant to appoint the petitioner to the office of commissioner of elections of the city of New York.
Charles H. Kelby for appellant.
Archibald R. Watson, Corporation Counsel (Terence Farley and Louis H. Hahlo of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of Burr, J., below.
Concur: Gray, Haight, Werner, Chase and Collin, JJ.; Cullen, Ch. J., and Willard Bartlett, J., concur ih result.