People ex rel. Doud v. City of Rochester
New York Supreme Court
Motion for an order of mandamus directing defendants to retire petitioner, who is a veteran, from his empoyment by the city of Rochester and to pay to him an annual sum equal to one-half the wages paid to him in the last year of his employment.
1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.
The defendants have not filed opposing affidavits so the facts stated in the petition are admitted.
The petitioner is an honorably discharged veteran of the Civil War. He was in the service of the city of Rochester as a fireman continuously from the" year 1863 until 1882, except during such time as he served in the United States army. He again entered the service of the city of Rochester on October 1, 1915, being engaged in manual labor, and served until March 15, 1921, when he became incapacitated. He immediately thereafter filed a petition with the defendants requesting his retirement on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re ChristeyNew York Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- Flaherty v. MarshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944