Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Campbell Locke Allan McCulloh for Egburt E. Woodbury, Attorney-General ( Franklin Kennedy of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. THE MERCANTILE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, Appellant, v. WILLIAM SOHMER, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J., HISCOCK, CHASE, COLLIN, HOGAN, CARDOZO and SEABURY, JJ.