People ex rel. Ballard v. Moss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 8th day of October, 1897, directed to Frank Moss and others, commissioners, composing the board of police of the police department of the city of Eew York, commanding them to certify and return to-the office of the clerk of the county of Eew York all and singular their proceedings in relation to the dismissal of the relator from his. position as patrolman in the police force of the police department, of the city…
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 8th day of October, 1897, directed to Frank Moss and others, commissioners, composing the board of police of the police department of the city of Eew York, commanding them to certify and return to-the office of the clerk of the county of Eew York all and singular their proceedings in relation to the dismissal of the relator from his. position as patrolman in the police force of the police department, of the city of Eew York;
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
■. The relator was removed from the police force of the city of Eew York after a hearing before the commissi.oners upon a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer, neglect of duty and insubordination. There were four specifications of the charge: (1) That the relator *476used disrespectful language to his superior officer at the sixth precinct station house at a time named; (2) that the relator did not properly patrol his post, and. could not be found thereon for a certain interval of time on the morning of the 15th of July, 1897; (3) that he.refused to patrol his post at one…
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- People Ex Rel. Kasschau v. Board of Police CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Knight v. WillsonNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Stafford v. Williams & KelloggNew York Supreme Court · 1847
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