Legal Opinion
Moses v. Koch
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Edward J. Greenfield, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, the individual petitioners, all of whom are city marshals whose terms of office have expired and who received written notices from the Mayor purporting to terminate their respective offices as of July 14, 1978, seek a declaration that the notices are null and void and further seek to enjoin the enforcement of the purported termination of their offices.
The city marshal system has existed for over 300 years. Whether one believes, as does Mayor Koch, that the system is an anachronism which should be abolished or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Tonkin v. LearyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Tonkin v. LearyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Foley v. McNabNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Katkowski v. LaGuardiaNew York Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Janof v. KochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Uniformed Firefighters Ass'n, Local 94 v. BeekmanNew York Supreme Court · 1980