New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Application of Herman Henneberger, Appellants, for the Appointment of Commissioners to…

April 19, 1898155 N.Y. 420

Summary

The Court affirmed the appellate division's order, holding that Chapter 286 of the Laws of 1897 is a local act that violates Article 3, § 18 of the New York Constitution and is therefore unconstitutional; the dissent argued the statute is a valid general law and should be upheld.