Opinion

Mercado v. Scribner

  • 30 N.Y.2d 811
  • 334 N.Y.S.2d 906
  • 286 N.E.2d 280
  • 1972 N.Y. LEXIS 1278
Court
New York Court of Appeals
Filed
Jun 1, 1972
Status
Published
Cited by
2 cases

to initiate a special election to fill every vacancy on an elective board would constitute "an unnecessary and unreasonable imposition of an economic burden upon the State or municipality chargeable therewith and upon the electorate participating in such an election"

How later courts described this case

  • to initiate a special election to fill every vacancy on an elective board would constitute "an unnecessary and unreasonable imposition of an economic burden upon the State or municipality chargeable therewith and upon the electorate participating in such an election"

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Judge Scileppi dissents and votes to reverse on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.

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