Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Albert De Roode for William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel ( William S. Gaud, Jr., Stanley Buchsbaum of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION In the Matter of CHARLES W. BALLARD, Appellant, against JOHN L. RICE, as Commissioner of Health of the City of New York, et al., Respondents. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ.