In re Donnelly
New York Supreme Court
Application by Peter Donnelly for a peremptory writ of mandamus, directed to Charles S. Devoy, County Clerk of Kings County, to compel .respondent to reinstate relator in the position of chief clerk of the law department in the county clerk’s office. Motion granted. Order affirmed, 135 N. Y. Supp. 1108.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
The relator applied for a writ of mandamus commanding County Clerk Devoy to reinstate him in the position of chief clerk in charge of the law department 'in the county clerk’s ofiice, from which position he was removed summarily by Mr. Devoy on January 1, 1912. The relator was appointed chief clerk of the law department by Mr. Devoy’s predecessor in ofiice on the 12th day of July, 1911. He claims that he was “a regular clerk” in the office, and that his summary removal by the respondent was illegal, under the provisions of section 1543 of the Greater New York Charter (Laws 1901, c. 466),…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Burby v. . HowlandNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Warner v. People ex rel. ConnerNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- People Ex Rel. Hoefle v. . CahillNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- People ex rel.Corkhill v. McAdooAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- People ex rel. Martin v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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