Farrell v. Board of Education
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Few York, borough of Manhattan, sixth district.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The plaintiff, a janitor in a public school of the city of Few York, instituted this action to recover twenty-eight dollars and ninety-eight cents, the amount of two fines imposed by the defendant upon him for the violation by him of the defendant’s by-laws. The only question to be determined upon this appeal is whether the board of education had a legal right to impose the fine upon the plaintiff. It is settled that, in the absence of statutory authority, the board of education is without power to discipline its employees by the imposition of a fine. People ex rel. Hoffman v. Board of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Buckbee v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by2 opinions
- Egan v. Board of EducationAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911
- People ex rel. Horvay v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1914