Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( Terence Farley William E.C. Mayer of counsel), for Hunter L. Delatour Meier Steinbrink for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. GEORGE REA, Respondent, v. WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, COLLIN, CARDOZO, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and CRANE, JJ.