People ex rel. Platto v. Sague
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Writ of certiorari dismissed, without costs.— Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 27th day of June, 1900, to review the proceedings wherein the relator, William Platto, was dismissed from the police force of the city of Poughkeepsie.—
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
The writ of certiorari was granted upon the ground that the relator was a veteran of the Civil War, and. as such, irremovable. But he baa not brought himself within the requirements of the recent decision of this court in People ex rel. Dixon v. Simonson (64 App. Div, 312, 315) with respect to service in the Confederate army and navy. It appears that he voluntarily, although informally, relinquished the office of chief of police and became a member of the force in the ranks, subject to all the obligations incident to that position. He was assigned for a time to duty at the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Dixon v. SimonsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901