Bell v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Westchester county. Action by Victoria E. Bell against the city of New York. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The plaintiff sues to recover her salary from September 1, 1895, to September 1, 1896, as librarian of a school district formerly in the town of Eastchester. The answer sets up the defense that her office or employment ended on June 6, 1895, by the passage of the act hereafter referred to as the “Annexation Act.” At the close of the trial each side moved for the direction of a verdict. The jury were discharged, and the court rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiff. This decision contains a finding that the plaintiff, who was then librarian of the school district, on May 18, 1895, was…
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- Wait v. . RayNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Gillis v. SpaceNew York Supreme Court · 1872
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