Mahoney v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, John Mahoney, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of August, 1917, denying his motion for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of education to prepare and forward payrolls, vouchers, etc., covering compensation due the petitioner for services as janitor of a vacation playground conducted in connection with a public school.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.:
The petitioner has been the janitor of public school No. 151 in the borough of Manhattan for upwards of ten years. On September 20,1910, the board of aldermen adopted a resolution fixing the compensation of janitor of public school No. 151 at $2,640 per annum for regular day school activities down to date, and he also received compensation at $3 per session for playground services from 1911 to 1915. During the months of July, August and September, 1916, a vacation playground was conducted at public school No. 151 for an aggregate of forty-six sessions, which, at $3 per session,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Steinson v. . Bd. of Education of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Lough v. . OuterbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People ex rel. Ryan v. BinghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- People ex rel. Grannis v. RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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