New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Application of Edmund C. Viemeister, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus Against…

October 18, 1904179 N.Y. 235

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a writ of mandamus seeking to admit an unvaccinated child to a public school, holding that the statute requiring vaccination is a valid exercise of the state's police power and does not violate the state constitution.