Holley v. Mayor of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal -from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of ¡New York, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of .the action and the facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. By the action of the judges of the court appointing officers thereof on May 31, 1872, plaintiff was superseded and removed from office.
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Appeal -from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of ¡New York, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of .the action and the facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. By the action of the judges of the court appointing officers thereof on May 31, 1872, plaintiff was superseded and removed from office. (1 Laws of 1872, 1031; 2 Laws of 1870, 1347; People v. Mayor of N. Y., 5 Barb., 43; Lainbeer v. Mayor, 4 Sandf., 109; 1 Ld. Raym., 563, 1304; 2 Salk., 433; Fost., 275; 11 Mod., 270; 12 id., 402; 1 Colt., 450;…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The plaintiff sues for compensation alleged to be due for services as an attendant of the Marine Court of the city of Hew York, for the months of May, June, July and August, 1872. He was paid in part for the month of May, and his right to the small balance for that month is not very earnestly contested. The objection is to his claim for the residue of the period, the three succeeding months.
The plaintiff was appointed to the position of attendant in the Marine Court, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 582 of the Laws of 1870, and his compensation fixed by the board of supervisors of the…
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