Winkle v. Adams

This is a proceeding by a former patrolman, brought under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to review the determination of the respondent, the police commissioner of the City of New York, in refusing to approve petitioner’s application for reinstatement in the police department and for an order directing the respondent to certify that the petitioner’s services, conduct and character prior to his resignation were satisfactory, and further that the petitioner be reinstated as a patrolman.

The petitioner became a patrolman in July, 1938. He has had many years of active service in the police…