Legal Opinion
Matter of Meenagh v. Dewey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1941PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lehman, Ch. J.
The appellant, Thomas E. Dewey, was elected District Attorney of New York County at the election held in November, 1937. Prior to that time, he had been serving as Special Prosecutor. Mr. Dewey’s position as Special Prosecutor was a temporary position and the employees in his office were not in the competitive class of the Civil Service. To cover the expenses of Mr. Dewey’s office as Special Prosecutor, and the salaries of his employees, during the year 1937, the sum of about $230,000 was appropriated. During the same year, the appropriation for the employees in the office of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ottinger v. State Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Matter of Fornara v. SchroederNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Matter of Mylod v. GravesNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Matter of McNamara v. HollingNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Matter of Mafera v. PastaNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Grossman v. RankinNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Dillon v. Nassau County Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Schneider v. AmbachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Altman v. LangNew York Supreme Court · 1965
- De Luca v. GaffneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
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