Hyland v. Waldo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, William J. Hyland, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 12th day of May, 1913, denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to reinstate the petitioner in the police department of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
On December 9, 1911, the petitioner, who was then a patrolman in the police department of the city of New York, had charges duly served upon him of conduct unbecoming an *655officer. Said charges were duly tried before a deputy commissioner, who found him guilty as charged and recommended that he be dismissed. Said recommendation was on the 24th of February, 1912, duly approved by Commissioner Waldo, and on that day the petitioner was dismissed from the force.
Thereafter and in the month of March, 1912, Hyland applied to the police commissioner for reinstatement. In support of his…
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