Ricker v. Village of Hempstead

Petitioner applies, pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, for reinstatement to the office of chief of police, village of Hempstead, Nassau county.

By resolutions of the board of trustees of the village of Hemp-stead, he was appointed a policeman (1918), a sergeant (1922), a lieutenant (1924), and chief of police of the village September 18, 1935, at a salary of $4,200 per annum, from which position he was removed on April 7, 1941, by the village board, without preferment of charges or a hearing.

He never took an examination, eithei competitive or qualifying, in connection with his…