Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Frank L. Polk, Corporation Counsel ( Thomas F. Magner John B. Shanahan of counsel), for William G. Cooke Howard O. Wood for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of THE BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY, Respondent, for a Writ of Mandamus against WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST, as Comptroller of the City of New York, et al., Appellants. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN, CARDOZO and SEABURY, JJ. Not sitting: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J.