Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) George P. Nicholson, Corporation Counsel ( Joel J. Squier William B.R. Faber of counsel), for Lawrence E. French for Arthur D. Lyons Frederick W. Hottenroth for Albert Duryea, as committee, , amicus See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of JEANNIE B. TRULL, as Executrix of WILLIAM C. TRULL, Deceased, Respondent, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against JOHN P. O'BRIEN, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York. GEORGE P. NICHOLSON, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Appellant. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of CLARKE, P.J., below. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CARDOZO, POUND, CRANE, ANDREWS and LEHMAN, JJ. Absent: McLAUGHLIN, J.