Stack v. . City of Brooklyn
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made June 25,1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made June 25,1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term dismissing the complaint upon the merits. This action was brought by a member of the police force of the city of Brooklyn to recover the difference between the amount of salary actually received by him and the amount claimed to be due him under the provisions of chapter 182, Laws of 1884. On the first day of January, 1890, the plaintiff was appointed patrolman upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The appellant presents two questions for consideration and determination by this court: 1. Whether the act of 1884 was intended to apply only to cities having a population of eight hundred thousand by the last census which had been taken previous to its passage, or whether it was intended to apply to any city in the state at any future time when, by a census, it was found to have that number of inhabitants ; and, 2. If it be held to apply to a city subsequently acquiring a population of eight hundred thousand, whether the city of Brooklyn has, by subsequent legislation, been excepted from the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Anderson v. . AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Lyddy v. . Long Island CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- The People v. . the Gold and Stock Tel. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- In Re People Ex Rel. DobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Eggleston v. Board of CanvassersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Cohen v. City of New YorkAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1964
- People ex rel. Conti v. KempnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911