Legal Opinion
Matter of Rushford v. Laguardia
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 11, 1939PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.
The main questions concern the limits of the power of the Board of Estimate of the city of New York to fix salaries paid from the city treasury.
The position of clerk to a justice of the Municipal Court of the city of New York was created by chapter 235 of the Laws of 1929, which provides as follows: “ There shall also be a clerk to each justice of such court. Such clerk and his successors shall be appointed by such justice and shall hold office during the pleasure of such justice. The salaries of such clerks shall be fixed by the board of estimate and apportionment of such city.” On January…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Whitmore v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- People Ex Rel. Plancon v. . PrendergastNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Dixon v. LaguardiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- People Ex Rel. Bacon v. . Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
3Cited by24 opinions
- Toscano v. McGoldrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Matter of Divisich v. MarshallNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Matter of Broderick v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Dendrinos v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1949
- Anderson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
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