Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Hamilton Ward, Attorney-General ( James Gibson of counsel), for James V. Coffey, Joseph J. Casey Charles J. Tobin for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. GEORGE J. BALSHAN et al., Respondents, v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant. Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG and HUBBS, JJ. Dissenting: POUND and O'BRIEN, J.