Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Advocates William B. Ellison, Corporation Counsel ( James D. Bell of counsel), for Samuel H. Ordway, Conrad Saxe Keyes Frederic White Shepard for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. FREDERIC W. SHEPARD, Respondent, v. WILLIAM B. ELLISON, as Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity of the City of New York, Appellant. Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion on the previous appeal ( 181 N.Y. 339). Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., GRAY, EDWARD T. BARTLETT, HAIGHT, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT and HISCOCK, JJ.