Thomson v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Olof Thomson, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 21st day of June, 1909, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the- Kings County Trial Term before the court without a jury, dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
Plaintiff sues as the assignee of Sara F. Pettit to recover the difference between the sum actually paid, to her by defendant between June 1, 1900, and November 1, 1906, and the amount of *722compensation fixed by statute for the position of assistant to principa/ in one of the public schools of the city of New York. Prior to July, 14, 1897, plaintiff’s assignor held a position in a public school in the former city of New York, described as.general assistant. On that day the board of education of that city adopted a by-law abolishing the position of general assistant, creating the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Callahan v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Hoefling v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- County of Queens v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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- Gormley v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1911
- Thomson v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910