O'Donnell v. Sinnott

Petitioner is a war veteran, but not a disabled veteran. He held a position as laborer in the office of the clerk of Kings County. Having been appointed without competitive examination, he was in the exempt class (Civil Service Law § 13, subd. 4). He was one of three exempt laborers, each of whom received a salary of $1,900 a year. The appropriating body eliminated one of these positions by reducing the number of laborers provided for at $1,900 from three to two. The two incumbents other than petitioner were nonveterans and junior in point of service to petitioner. The question presented is…