Legal Opinion

People ex rel. De Vries v. Hamilton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1903PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 20th day of December, 1902, directed to Thomas L. Hamilton, as county clerk of the county of Hew,York, and another, requiring them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York all and singular their proceedings had in removing the relator from the position of docket comparing clerk in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

The relator is an exempt fireman, and, therefore, falls within the protection of section 21 of the Civil Service .Law (Laws of 1899, chap. 370, as amd. by Laws of 1902, chap. 270). He held the position of docket comparing clerk in the office of the county clerk of Hew York county. On or about the 20th day of October, 1902, he was served with a copy of certain charges and specifications made against him by Thomas L. Hamilton, the county clerk of Hew York county, which specifications charged him with being intoxicated on the 4th, 5th and 6th days of August, 1902, whereby he was wholly…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People Ex Rel. Flanagan v. Board of Police CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People ex rel. LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
  2. People ex rel. Greenberg v. ReidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  3. Chace v. City Council of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1914
  4. People ex rel. Doherty v. PartridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  5. People ex rel. Doherty v. PartridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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