Tormey v. LaGuardia

The three petitioners hold the positions of inspector of regulating, grading and paving, grade 3, bureau of engineering, in the office of the president of the borough of Richmond. On May 1, 1934, they were laid off for lack of funds. Then they were receiving these salaries: one (Tormey) $2,640 per annum; the other two (Herault and Dougherty) each $2,415 per annum. On August 8, 1934, they were reinstated to the same positions as per diem employees at eight dollars per day, with an appropriation sufficient to pay an average of only $2,000 per man in any one year or enough to pay each man for…