Wright v. Town Board of Ticonderoga

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered November 28, 1986 in Essex County, which in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition due to a lack of any present case or controversy.

Michael Whalen and Dennis Johnson were hired effective November 18, 1985 and November 27, 1985, respectively, to full-time positions on the Town of Ticonderoga Police Department. On September 23, 1986, petitioner commenced the instant CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking the officers’ discharge and an order compelling respondents to cease from certifying the officers’ payroll,…