Mangam v. . the City of Brooklyn
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term, of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made September 9,1884, which affirmed a judg-0 ment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff being an incumbent of the office at the time of the passage of the act of 1877, his compensation was not affected by that statute..
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term, of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made September 9,1884, which affirmed a judg-0 ment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff being an incumbent of the office at the time of the passage of the act of 1877, his compensation was not affected by that statute.. (Sill v. Village of Corning, 15 N. Y. 306.; Curtis v. Leavitt, id. 259 ; Morey v. Farmers' L. and T. Co., 14 id. 306 ; Moultrie v. Hunt, 23…
1Opinion of the Court
Huger, Ch. J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum. of $100, for each of the years 1879, 1880, 1881 and 1882, as the balance of her intestate’s salary as policeman in the city of Brooklyn, alleged to be remaining unpaid by the defendant. Said intestate was appointed policeman prior to 1877. The claim is made by virtue of the charter of that city,' appearing in chapter 863, Laws of 1873, which fixed the compensation of patrolman at the sum of $1,100 per annum. It is answered to this claim that the common council of Brooklyn, by virtue of authority conferred upon them in chapter…
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