Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Charles L. Feldman, Corporation Counsel ( John E. Livermore of counsel), for M. Edwin Merwin for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of GEORGE H. SCHAEFER, Respondent, against WILLIAM A. RATHMANN, as Commissioner of Public Works of the City of Buffalo, et al., Appellants. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: POUND, Ch. J., CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN and CROUCH, JJ. Not sitting: HUBBS, J.