Allaire v. Knox
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, Anthony J. Allaire, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York, on the 16th day of January, 1901, denying his motion fora peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The appellant, a police captain of the city óf New York, applied for pi’omotion to the position of inspector in the police department and, with two other police captains, entered into a. competitive examination for that position. Upon his police record for meritorious services he received eighty-five per cent ;, upon his mental examination lie received sixty-two and seventy-five one-hundredths per cent ,; but he failed to pass the physical examination,, and thus, under the rules of the civil service board, lie received a rating of “ zero,” and was not eligible to promotion. He…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Hoyt v. Board of Trustees of Village of Ballston SpaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Mallen v. MortonNew York Supreme Court · 1950
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- Furman v. MarshNew York Supreme Court · 1945
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