Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Commissioner of Public Safety of Yonkers
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1963PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClare J. Hoyt, J.
Petitioner, a resident, taxpayer, and owner of real property in the City of Yonkers brings this proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to compel the Commissioner of Public Safety of said city to appoint from a certified list created by the Yonkers Municipal Civil Service Commission a Chief of Police of the City Police Department and to compel the Common Council, the Mayor and Manager of said city to make budgetary provisions for the payment of an appropriate salary.
The relief sought is granted and the respondents are directed to comply.
In 1947 upon the death of the incumbent,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Hotchkiss v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Seligson v. WeissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- People ex rel. Hotchkiss v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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