Chittenden v. . Wurster
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 26, 1897, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 26, 1897, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions. The revised Constitution, which went into effect on the 1st day of January, 1895, has not repealed, modified or altered the provisions of the statute relative to civil service appointments in the state of ¡New York (save only those portions of the statute which are…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought by taxpayers of the city of Brooklyn against the fiscal officers of the city and eleven individuals who were appointees in the various departments of the city government to enjoin and restrain the fiscal officers of the city from paying to any of the appointees the salary earned by them respectively.
The eleven employees were appointed to the positions held by them since the first day of January, 1895, without competitive examination ; and the claim is that such examination in each case was practicable, and that every appointment without such examination was in…
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- People ex rel. Case v. CollinsNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- People Ex Rel. McClelland v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Matter of KeymerNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Curtin v. . BartonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- The People v. . HalseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
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- Matter of Andresen v. RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- People Ex Rel. Schau v. . McWilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People ex rel. Akin v. KipleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Grossman v. RankinNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People Ex Rel. Balcom v. . MosherNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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