Peters v. Adam
New York Supreme Court
Two applications by Edward D. Peters for mandamus—the first against Robert B. Adam and others, constituting the civil service commission of Buffalo, to compel certification of pay rolls; the second against the same defendants, and in addition James N. Adam, mayor of Buffalo, and Charles F. Milliken and others, constituting the state civil service commission. Writs allowed.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The applicant, Edward D. Peters, chief clerk in the bureau of engineering, department of public works, of the city of Buffalo, brings two mandamus proceedings. The first is to compel the Buffalo civil service commission to certify certain of his pay rolls, which they have refused to certify, basing his claim upon the ground that he was lawfully transferred from the position of chief bookkeeper in the comptroller’s office, in the exempt class, to that of chief clerk of the bureau of engineering, in the competitive class, and having passed the first competitive examination ever held for that…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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