Legal Opinion
O'Hara v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action by plaintiff to recover balance due to her assignor for services as night watchman.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The plaintiff, as assignee of John Lawrence O’Hara, sues to recover the sum of $170 as salary for services alleged to have been performed by .the assignor between December 16, 1899, and January 28, 1900, and between February 27 and April 10, 1900.
The assignor was a veteran of the Civil War, and the proof shows that he rendered no services to the defendant during the periods named, being incapacitated by an illness which resulted in his death October 27, 1900. It further appears that the defendant continued the assignor’s name on the pay-roll down to the time of his death; that he sent reports…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- O'Hara v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- O'Leary v. . Board of Education of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- People, Ex Rel. Ryan v. . FrenchNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Sleigh v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1873
3Cited by4 opinions
- Reilly v. City of New YorkCity of New York Municipal Court · 1912
- Conlin v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- State Ex Rel. Rusch v. Board of County Com'rsMontana Supreme Court · 1948
- Sullivan v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1900