Case law

People ex rel. Field v. Board of Aldermen

35 N.Y.S. 817 · New York Supreme Court · Aug 15, 1895

The relator, who has hitherto been a voter in the town of Westchester, applied to the court below for a peremptory writ of mandamus against the board of aldermen of the city of New York, directing them to reconvene, and to … chapter 934 of the Laws of 1895, approved June 6, 1895, certain territory, theretofore constituting a portion of the county of Westchester, was annexed to and made a part of the city and county of New York, and that the board

People ex rel. Doty v. Board of Police

26 N.Y.S. 1122 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1893

People ex rel. Nichols v. Board of Supervisors

15 N.Y.S. 461 · New York Supreme Court · Jul 2, 1891

People ex rel. Coller v. Board of Supervisors

1 How. Pr. 163 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1845

People ex rel. Witherbee v. Board of Supervisors

29 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 312 · New York Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1880

People ex rel. Dinsmore v. Croton Aqueduct Board

5 Abb. Pr. 316 · New York Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1857

—The Croton Aqueduct Board in July, 1857, issued proposals and advertised for bids for the construction at Hew York Hill of a new reservoir for the Croton water, to cover 106 acres of land, and to be 40 feet in depth. … But the verbal statement of the objection, by the board, to Mr. Dinsmore, was a good notice to both of the defect.

People ex rel. Doty v. Board of Police

56 N.Y. St. Rep. 888 · New York Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1893

People ex rel. White v. Board of Supervisors

38 N.Y. St. Rep. 1021 · New York Supreme Court · May 21, 1891

People ex rel. Blonk v. Board of Police

9 N.Y. St. Rep. 848 · New York Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1887

Hirsch v. Board of Building Standards

23 Ohio Misc. 335 · Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court · Jul 20, 1970

As Judge McMonagle stated in his very scholarly opinion in the case of Levitt v. … Further, according to the transcript, no evidence was adduced to indicate that a letter of authorization was presented as .provided by rule of the board No. 54. As pointed out by this court in the case of Rosenberg v.

Queens Village Civic Organization v. Board of Education

14 Misc. 2d 546 · New York Supreme Court · Oct 1, 1958

Defendants contend that plaintiffs’ remedy lies in a special proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act and that in any event a taxpayer’s action does not lie against a Board of Education. … The Court of Appeals has held that a Board of Education is not a municipal corporation within the meaning of the statute authorizing a taxpayer’s action. (Schnepel v. Board of Educ. of City of Rochester, 302 N. Y. 94 .)

Cottrell v. Board of County Commissioners

24 Ohio N.P. (n.s.) 281 · Paulding County Court of Common Pleas · Jul 30, 1921

In the case of Spealman v. Commissioners, the ditch proceeding progressed to its final determination before the board of county commissioners. … The courts held that the board of trustees was not a proper party. In the ease of Spealman v.

Schulz v. New York State Board of Elections

167 Misc. 2d 404 · New York Supreme Court · Sep 7, 1995

Brown, 415 US 724, 742 [1974]), past precedent in which courts have evaluated whether comparable voting regulations imposed an unconstitutional burden, and the evidence presented. … Rutter v.

People ex rel. Bray v. Board of Supervisors

65 How. Pr. 327 · New York Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1883

Hire v. Board of County Commissioners

87 Ohio Law. Abs. 259 · Allen County Court of Common Pleas · Jul 14, 1960

Clarke et al., v. Board of Education, Volume 11 Ohio App., 146 (May 26, 1919), states: “1. … Speeth et al., v. Carney, Auditor, Volume *268 163, Ohio St., at page 184 and 185 (April 20, 1955); State, ex rel Board of Education, v.

Conyers v. Pinellas County Board of Public Instruction

33 Fla. Supp. 5 · Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Pinellas County · Sep 19, 1969

Everything from dancing lessons to how to saw a board to body hygiene.

People ex rel. McSpedon v. Board of Supervisors

10 Abb. Pr. 233 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1859

Many of the objections taken to the granting of this writ are of a purely technical character, not involving the merits, and are ¡such as should not be relied on by the Board of Supervisors in refusing to carry out the provisions … Canal Board, 13 Barb., 444 , are cases so holding.) It will not be pretended that these relators, at the present time, have any such claim.

Riley v. Town Board, Town of Halfmoon

86 Misc. 114 · New York Supreme Court · Feb 27, 1976

The petitioner has brought a CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul a determination of the respon *115 dent Town Board, Town of Halfmoon, hereinafter referred to as the Town Board, in awarding a contract for a fire protection … Smith v Flagg, 17 NY 584, 587; Hurd v Erie County, 34 AD2d 289 ; Matter of Marino v Town of Ramapo, 68 Misc 2d 44 .)

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors v. Jefferson

83 Va. Cir. 464 · Loudoun County Circuit Court · Oct 20, 2011

Chapter 1450 provides that the Affordable Dwelling Unit Advisory Board, consisting of members appointed by the plaintiff, has the authority to regulate the sale of affordable dwelling units (ADUs). … Powell v. Adams, 179 Va. 170, 174 (1942). See also Schmidt & Wilson, Inc. v.

New York Board of Fire Underwriters v. Metropolitan Lloyds

11 Misc. 646 · New York Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1895

This disposition is illustrated by the remark of the chancellor in the case of Bank of Utica v. … Now, in the case at bar, while the act in question is entitled “ An act to incorporate the New York Board of Fire Underwriters,” and as its title imports confers corporate capacity .upon that board, with functions largely