In re Stebbins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, Channing Stebbins, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 17th day of 'March, 1899, denying his motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to William H. Maxwell, as city superintendent of schools for the city of New York, commanding him to place the petitioner’s name upon the list of persons eligible to appointment as principals of high…
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Appeal by the petitioner, Channing Stebbins, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 17th day of 'March, 1899, denying his motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to William H. Maxwell, as city superintendent of schools for the city of New York, commanding him to place the petitioner’s name upon the list of persons eligible to appointment as principals of high schools in the borough of Brooklyn, etc.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
Before the consolidation of the two cities, the relator had obtained ■a teacher’s certificate which was known as “ Principal’s A ” in the ■city of Brooklyn, as to which the by-laws of the board of education in force at the time provided, “ The holder of this certificate may be appointed principal of a school.” The relator was appointed the principal of one of the public schools in the city of Brooklyn. There was then no by-law making any distinction between a principal of a high school and principals of other schools. The relator urges that on receipt of such certificate he became…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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