People Ex Rel. Leary v. . Knox
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made November 9, 1900, Avliich reversed an order of Special Term granting a peremptory Avrit of mandamus requiring the defendants to certify upon the payroll of the relator that he Avas prompted to the position of roundsman of the police force of the city of New York and entitled to pay as such. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made November 9, 1900, Avliich reversed an order of Special Term granting a peremptory Avrit of mandamus requiring the defendants to certify upon the payroll of the relator that he Avas prompted to the position of roundsman of the police force of the city of New York and entitled to pay as such. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Relator’s appointment without civil service examination was proper. (L. 1882, ch. 410; L. 1883, ch. 354; L. 1884, ch. 410; L. 1894, ch. 354;…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The relator, on the twenty-first day of January, 1897, was appointed a patrolman on the police force of the city of New York, and after the new. charter went into effect, on the first day of January, 1898, he continued to serve in that position as a member of the police force of the present city. On the first day of June, 1900, the police hoard, by a resolution duly passed and approved by the mayor, promoted him from the position of patrolman to that of roundsman because of meritorious and heroic conduct in the performance of his duties as such patrolman. The heroic or meritorious act for…
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- Matter of Commissioners of Central ParkNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- McKenna v. . EdmundstoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- People ex rel. Schelpp v. KnoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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- Barlow v. CraigAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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