MATTER OF COLLINS v. MEISSER


22 N.Y.2d 779 (1968)

In the Matter of Patricia D. Collins, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of Nassau County, and Thomas M. Brennan, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 13, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia D. Collins, appellant in person.

Edward R. Yamin for Thomas M. Brennan, respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL, JASEN and KOREMAN.


Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: A petition which names a committee on vacancies is not rendered invalid because of the disqualification of one of the members (Matter of Brennan v. Power, 307 N.Y. 818). It is a fatal defect if no committee on vacancies is named (Matter of Richter v. Thaler, 11 N.Y.2d 722

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