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The People ex rel. John T. O'Connor, Appellant, v. Levi P. Morton et al., Trustees, etc., and Frederick P. Easton, Superintendent of Public Buildings, Respondents; The People ex rel. Peter E. Borst, Appellant, v. Same Respondents, 1896 — 148 N.Y. 736 · caselaw · US
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The People ex rel. John T. O'Connor, Appellant, v. Levi P. Morton et al., Trustees, etc., and Frederick P. Easton, Superintendent of Public Buildings, Respondents; The People ex rel. Peter E. Borst, Appellant, v. Same Respondents
148 N.Y. 736·New York Court of Appeals·1896·NY
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The People ex rel. John T. O'Connor, Appellant, v. Levi P. Morton et al., Trustees, etc., and Frederick P. Easton, Superintendent of Public Buildings, Respondents. The People ex rel. Peter E. Borst, Appellant, v. Same Respondents.
(Argued November 25, 1895;
decided January 7, 1896.)
Appeals from orders of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, made May 24, 1895, which affirmed orders of Special Terms denying motions for a writ of peremptory mandamus.
Frcmhlin M. Danaher for appellants.
Henry (J. Nemtt for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Orders affirmed, with costs, on People ex rel. Fonda v. same defendants (ante, p. 156).
All concur.