Johnson v. Robbins

Order affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements. Memorandum: The petitioner, an honorably-discharged veteran of the World War, was removed from his position as police surgeon in the department of police in the city of Niagara Falls. No charges were preferred against him. On the contrary, his services met with the approval of the city. The city claimed the right to remove Tiim on the ground that he was an independent officer and as such he was subject to removal at any time and that, as such independent officer, section 22 of the Civil Service Law afforded him no protection against…