MATTER OF RYAN v. GRIMM


15 N.Y.2d 921 (1965)

In the Matter of Thomas W. Ryan et al., Respondents, v. Robert W. Grimm, Individually and as Chairman of the Republican County Committee of Erie County, et al., Appellants, and James R. Lawley et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of Erie County, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. McDonough for appellants.

Emil L. Cohen and Richard F. Griffin for respondents.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN concur.


Per Curiam.

As the courts below concluded, the failure of the presiding officer at the organizational meeting to observe the order of business dictated by the rules and regulations of the county committee, which provide that rules are to be adopted to govern the conduct of the meeting (and this includes a rule with respect to the manner of voting) and that vacancies in the committee's membership are to be filled before...

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