Legal Opinion
Quayle v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1938PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman-, J.
The plaintiff was elected Sheriff of the county of Kings for the term commencing January 1,1934, and ending December 31, 1935. The salary attached to the office by the Legislature was $15,000. The plaintiff served during the entire term for which he was elected. The Board of Aldermen upon recommendation of the Board of Estimate attempted to reduce the plaintiff’s salary. The plaintiff received and accepted the reduced salary, but in this action seeks to recover the difference between the amount received from the city and the amount of his salary as fixed by the Legislature.
The city in its…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glavey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- People Ex Rel. Satterlee v. . Board of PoliceNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Clark v. . StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Kehn v. . State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- United States v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Toscano v. McGoldrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Matter of Sullivan v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Nelson v. The Board of Higher EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Finn v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Dodge v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
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