Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) William F. Lynn for Clifton P. Williamson, Charles W. Pierson L.A. Doherty for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent, v. HORACE G. PIERCE et al., as Commissioners of Sewage in the City of Rochester, and TOWN OF GATES, Appellants. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, HOGAN, CARDOZO, McLAUGHLIN, CRANE and ELKUS, JJ.