Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Herman Lempp, Respondent, v. John R. Voorhis et al., Respondents, William N. George, Appellant, and Samuel J. Mitchell, as Sheriff of the County of Queens, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1918-10-24
Citations: 224 N.Y. 633
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Herman Lempp, Respondent, v. John R. Voorhis et al., Respondents, William N. George, Appellant, and Samuel J. Mitchell, as Sheriff of the County of Queens, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 633–633

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Herman Lempp, Respondent, v. John R. Voorhis et al., Respondents, William N. George, Appellant, and Samuel J. Mitchell, as Sheriff of the County of Queens, Respondent.
People ex rel. Lempp v. Voorhis, 185 App. Div.-, affirmed.
(Argued October 22, 1918;
decided October 24, 1918.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 18, 1918, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to the defendants John R. Voorhis, Moses M. McKee, James Kane and Jacob Livingston, as and constituting the board of elections of the city of New York, requiring said board, in the preparation of the ballots, stationery and other paraphernalia to be used at the general election to be held within the county of Queens on November 5, 1918, to disregard the title of the office of sheriff and names of purported candidates for said office of sheriff, and to prepare said ballots, stationery and other paraphernalia in such manner that the title of the office of sheriff and the names of William N. George, Peter B. Campbell and Benjamin Katz, purported candidates to fill the said office, shall not appear thereon.
Edgar Weaver and George H. Alexander for appellant.
William P. Burr, Corporation Counsel {William B. Cars-well of counsel), for John R. Voorhis et al., respondents.
John B. Merrill for relator, respondent.
Philip Frank for Samuel J. Mitchell, respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Cuddeback, Hogan and McLaughlin, JJ. Absent: Crane, J.