Sullivan v. Mayor of New York
New York Supreme Court
Exceptions from circuit court, New York county. Action by John Sullivan against the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York. Defendant moves for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be heard in the first instance at general term.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The following facts appeared upon the trial, or were admitted by the pleadings: The plaintiff, an honorably discharged Union vet.eran, was prior to May, 1889, duly employed by the commissioner of public works as a laborer, at the rate of two dollars a day, repaving defective street pavements. While so employed on said day be was discharged by the said commissioner. It further appeared that the plaintiff worked in a gang with seven or eight other men, and that he was the only honorably discharged Union soldier in it, and that all the rest were retained to work in that gang throughout the year…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carpenter v. . SouleNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Higgins v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1891