New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Edge Ho Holding Corporation, Respondents. James A. Higgins, as Commissioner of Accounts of…
June 2, 1931256 N.Y. 374
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Supreme Court Special Term's order granting the Commissioner of Accounts a subpoena to Edge Ho Holding Corporation for documents related to a condemned property sale, holding that the Commissioner’s statutory authority includes investigations into the efficiency of city condemnation methods and is not limited to accounts. The Court reversed the Appellate Division's reversal and emphasized the broad investigatory power of the Commissioner.