People ex rel. Madigan v. Sturgis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and. attested on the 15th day of December, 1902, directed to Thomas Sturgis, as fire commissioner of the city of New York, commanding him to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Kings all and. singular his proceedings had in relation to the dismissal of the relator, an assistant foreman, from the fire department of the city - of New York. •
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
This is a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings of the fire commissioner of the city, of- New York, on thé trial of charges preferred against the relator as assistant foreman in that department. In August, 1901, Stuart, an engineer, was tried for an assault upon ’ Grady, a foreman, and. dismissed the department. The relator Was a witness against 'Stuart. ■ Stuart did not seek a review of the proceedings. In 1902 the Legislature passed an act (Laws of 1902, chap. 554) that authorized the then commissioner in his discretion to rehear Stuart’s case and to reinstate him. The…
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