Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Edward J. McGuire James M. Vincent for William P. Burr, Corporation Counsel ( William H. King Jesse F. Orton of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. NEW YORK EDISON COMPANY, Appellant, v. WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN, McLAUGHLIN and CRANE, JJ.