People ex rel. Ray v. Henry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tlie defendant, Sarah E. Henry, as superintendent of the House of Eefuge for Women, at Hudson, New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Eensselaer Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Columbia on the 15th day of September, 1899, granting the relator’s motion that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue directed to the defendant requiring her to reinstate, recognize and restore the relator to the position of general…
Read the full summary
Appeal by tlie defendant, Sarah E. Henry, as superintendent of the House of Eefuge for Women, at Hudson, New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Eensselaer Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Columbia on the 15th day of September, 1899, granting the relator’s motion that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue directed to the defendant requiring her to reinstate, recognize and restore the relator to the position of general supervisor of the House of Eefuge for Women at Hudson, N. Y. The relator formerly held the position of general supervisor of…
1Opinion of the Court
Herrick, J.:
The relator contends that she has been removed from the office of general supervisor of the House of Refuge for Women at Hudson, N. Y., in violation of the civil service laws and the rules, and regulations of. the Civil Service, Commission, and for that reason seeks a reinstatement. .
In the view that I have taken of this case, it is of no copsequence whether the rules promulgated.by the State Civil Service Commission in terms apply to the relator’s case or# not, and I, therefore, decline to discuss that question.
*135There is no fixed or definite term of office for a general supervisor…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Touart v. State ex rel. CallaghanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- People ex rel. Percival v. CramAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- State of Missouri Ex Rel. v. SartoriusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1936
- People ex rel. Brennan v. ScannellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- People ex rel. Pettit v. KaneNew York Supreme Court · 1901