McCarthy v. Board of Education

This motion is for an order directing that a peremptory writ -of mandamus issue directed to the board of education of the city of New York requiring it to rescind the action taken by it purporting to transfer the petitioner from Public School 84 to Public School 100 in the borough of Brooklyn.

The petitioner is a duly licensed janitor-engineer. On. the 16th day of March, 1916, he was duly assigned to duty at Public School 84, borough of Brooklyn, as janitor-engineer and his compensation fixed at $7,068. Subsequently, his compensation was increased to a sum slightly in excess of $8,000. His…