MATTER OF TURNER v. LAWLEY


25 N.Y.2d 963 (1969)

In the Matter of Elnora L. Turner, Respondent, v. James R. Lawley et al., as Commissioners of Election for the County of Erie, Respondents, et al., and Ambrose I. Lane, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Ellis Green for appellant.

George M. Nelson, County Attorney (Robert E. Casey, Jr. of counsel), for James R. Lawley and Edward J. Mahoney, Commissioners of Election, respondents.

John W. Condon, Jr. for petitioner-respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


MEMORANDUM.

Notwithstanding our decision in Matter of Gaines v. Board of Election (25 N.Y.2d 807), we adhere to the long-established substantial compliance rule announced in Matter of Simpson v. Cohen (275 N.Y. 642) and reaffirmed in Matter of De Luca v. McNab (16 N.Y.2d 835). (See, also, Matter of Rosen v. McNab,

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