Sweeney v. Donovan

This is a proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act in which the petitioner seeks to be reinstated to his civil service position as a criminal hospital attendant at Dannemora State Hospital.

For nearly twenty years, the petitioner, a resident of the City of Plattsburgh, held the position of criminal hospital attendant at Dannemora State Hospital in the competitive class of the State civil service until October 16, 1952, when he was committed to the St. Lawrence State Hospital for observation and treatment. On December 9, 1952, the respondents declared the position vacant by reason…