Legal Opinion
Kuczka v. Clark
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed and petition dismissed, without costs. Memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding to compel the local civil service official to place petitioner-appellant’s name on a civil service list as a candidate for the position of police officer, the Trial Justice has erroneously construed the age eligibility requirement imposed by section 58 (subd 1, par [a]) of the Civil Service Law. That paragraph reads in part that no person shall be eligible for appointment as a police officer unless “he is not less than twenty nor more than twenty-nine years of age”. The Trial…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Spina v. County of ChautauquaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Whitehair v. Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Kuczka v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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