People ex rel. Grogan v. Glass
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Edwin G. Glass, as supervisor of the town of Watervliet, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Rensselaer Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of 'the county of Albany on the 11th day of May, 1897, directing that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue commanding him to pay to the relator certain moneys claimed to be due him as police justice of said town.
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, P. J.:
From the record upon which thi's -matter comes before us, it appears that the town of Watervliet has not been entirely abolished by the legislation which has set off from its original territory two towns and one city; but that it is a town still in existence, with its officers and municipal organization still intact.
It cannot be said, therefore, that the relator is not entitled to the salary which he claims, bécause the office of police justice of that town has been abolished.
*455But it does appear from the record before us that the relator is, and ever since its incorporation has…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. Kelly v. . Common CouncilNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- People v. MorrellNew York Supreme Court · 1839
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