Sutliffe v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of Mew York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk óf the county of Mew York on the 26th day of December, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of December, 1908, denying the defendant’s motion for a. new trial made upon the minutes.' ■
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
On April 11, 1906, the plaintiff procured an alternative writ of mandamus to be issued out of the Supreme Court, which recited that whereas the plaintiff alleged that on March 1, 1901, after duly and successfully taking the required civil service examination therefor, he was duly promoted to the position of sixth grade -clerk in the department of parks, which was a position subject to competitive examination, and that his salary was duly-fixed at the rate of $2,000 per annum, and that the duties which he performed were those of a regular clerk, and that lie was discharged on…
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