Rahill v. Bronstein

At issue on this appeal is the right of honorably discharged members of the reserve components of the various branches of the armed forces, who served therein during time of war, to veterans’ preference credits on civil service examinations pursuant to article V (§6) of the State Constitution and section 85 of the Civil Service Law. While this question was previously resolved in favor of the reservists in Matter of Sullivan v. Hoberman (34 A D 2d 6, affd. no opn. 28 N Y 2d 667), which purportedly accorded reservists “ membership ” status in the armed forces of the United States thus entitling…