Garlen v. City of Glens Falls

The plaintiffs and the defendants have brought separate motions pursuant to rule 113 of the Buies of Civil Practice for summary judgment. The action itself is a taxpayer’s action seeking to enjoin and restrain defendants from establishing a schedule of pay raises for certain elective officials of the City of Glens Falls.

The facts out of which the controversy arose are not in dispute and are substantially as follows: Prior to 1949 the City Charter of the City of Glens Falls (L. 1908, ch. 29) prohibited the increasing of salaries of elected and appointed officials during any fiscal year. At…