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The People of the State of New York ex rel. John M. Francis et al., Appellants, v. John F. Cahill et al., Constituting the Common Council of the City of Troy, Respondents, 1899 — 158 N.Y. 708 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York ex rel. John M. Francis et al., Appellants, v. John F. Cahill et al., Constituting the Common Council of the City of Troy, Respondents
158 N.Y. 708·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
All concur.
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The People of the State of New York ex rel. John M. Francis et al., Appellants, v. John F. Cahill et al., Constituting the Common Council of the City of Troy, Respondents.
(Argued February 27, 1899;
decided March 14, 1899.)
Appeal from a judgment and order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 29, 1896, affirming on certiorari a determination of the common council of the city of Troy made in ■ the matter of the designation of official newspapers.
People ex rel. Francis v. Cahill, 5 App. Div. 570, affirmed.
Lewis F. Griffith for appellants.
William J- Roche for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur.