Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( Terence Farley Elliot S. Benedict of counsel), for George L. Ingraham, Robert Ludlow Fowler Arthur T. O'Leary for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant, for a Writ of Mandamus against JOHN P. COHALAN et al., as Surrogates of the County of New York, Respondents. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, HOGAN, CARDOZO, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ.