State Supreme Court / N.Y.

McDonald v. Mayor of New York

Decided December 22, 1876. Charles James Folger wrote the opinion for the court.

68 N.Y. 23 · Cited 134 times

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San Francisco Gas Co. v. City of San Francisco · 9 Cal. 453
Donovan v. . the Mayor, C., of N.Y. · 33 N.Y. 291

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