Fretwell v. Commissioner, Department of Agriculture & Markets

Cross appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered March 8, 1976 in Albany County, which granted so much of petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, as requested that the appointment of respondent John Napolitano to the position of Supervising Food Inspector be declared null and void, and denied the remainder of petitioner’s application seeking class action relief and a declaration that petitioner Dock Fretwell is entitled to be appointed to the position of Supervising Food Inspector. The respondents, State officials, have also appealed…