Gillespie v. Mayor
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of this court entered on the decision of Judge Robinson dismissing the complaint, after a trial before him without a jury. The action was brought to recover a balance of salary due the plaintiff as clerk to the commissioners of taxes and assessments. The facts are fully stated in the following opinion, which was delivered at special term by
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The legal responsibility of the defendant for any valid claim of the plaintiff against the county is not questioned under the provisions of chapter 898 of the Laws of 1869. He was appointed by the commissioners of taxes and assessments a clerk in the tax office, and continued to act as such from December, 1869, till July 24th, 1873. By section 2 of that act such commissioners were authorized, “ from time to time, to appoint and fix the compensation of such clerks and employees as they might deem essential to the effective discharge of the duties of said department.”
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