People ex rel. Croker v. Sturgis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 29th day of ■ Yovember, 1902, directed to Thomas Sturgis, fire commissioner of the city of Yew York, commanding him to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Yew York all and singular his proceedings had in relation to the dismissal of the relator from his position as chief of department of the bureau of the fire department of the city of Yew York.
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 29th day of ■ Yovember, 1902, directed to Thomas Sturgis, fire commissioner of the city of Yew York, commanding him to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Yew York all and singular his proceedings had in relation to the dismissal of the relator from his position as chief of department of the bureau of the fire department of the city of Yew York. In September, 1902, seven charges were preferred against the relator as chief of the fire department of the city of Yew York, and after a trial had before the…
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J. :
At the opening of the trial- many preliminary objections were interposed by the relator bearing upon the informality and insufficiency of the charges, and.one of which challenged the right of the commissioner to sit as a judge. The conclusion at which we have arrived renders it unnecessary to discuss seriatim all of these objections or the evidence bearing upon the guilt or innocence of the *290relator as stated in the charges. A careful consideration of the entire record shows that at the time the charges were made the commissioner entertained a decided prejudice against the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Croker v. . SturgisNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People ex rel. Croker v. SturgisNew York Supreme Court · 1902
- People ex rel. Meyer v. RooseveltAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
3Cited by1 opinion
- People ex rel. LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911