People ex rel. Purcell v. Simonson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested the-9th day of April, 1900, directed to F. De Haas Simonson and others, members of the school board of the borough of Queens, department, of education of the city of New York, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Queens all and singular their proceedings in relation to the removal of the relator from the position of-janitor of. public school No. Y in the borough, 'of Queens,…
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested the-9th day of April, 1900, directed to F. De Haas Simonson and others, members of the school board of the borough of Queens, department, of education of the city of New York, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Queens all and singular their proceedings in relation to the removal of the relator from the position of-janitor of. public school No. Y in the borough, 'of Queens, city of New-York.
1Opinion of the Court
Sewell, J.:
The relator was appointed janitor of' a public school in the year 1896, and was transferred to the service of the school board of the borough,of Queens by section 1536 of the Greater New York charter (Laws of 1897, chap. 378).
In January, 1900, complaint was made against her to the school board charging her with “entering the High School building at Long Island City and assaulting the janitress.” The charges were-referred to the committee on selioolhouses and sites, and the relator was notified to appear and answer; she appeared with counsel before the committee at the time and…
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- People Ex Rel. Kennedy v. . BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People Ex Rel. Trustees of Jamaica v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People Ex Rel. Percival v. . CramNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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