Legal Opinion
Brandt v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPecora, J.
This action is brought by thirty-six plaintiffs against the city of New York to recover the amounts deducted from their salaries as assistant engineers or draftsmen of grade 4. These deductions were made pursuant to the provisions of chapter 637 of the Laws of 1932, which was an emergency economy measure, and the action of the board of estimate and the board of aldermen taken under that authority. These deductions were from $3,120. *989per annum to $2,920. They continued until 1937, when the original salaries were restored, pursuant to legislation which terminated the emergency act.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People Ex Rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Matter of Becker v. EisnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
3Cited by4 opinions
- Sippell v. DowdNew York Supreme Court · 1948
- Brandt v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
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