People ex rel. Hillman v. Scholers

Trial of the issues raised by an alternative writ of mandamus and the return thereto by the court without a jury. On January 1, 1902, relator was appointed chief clerk in the coroner’s office of the borough of Manhattan. On Movember 14, 1902, he was removed therefrom. Mo charges were served upon him nor was he given an opportunity to make an explanation. He sues out the writ to compel his reinstatement. He is not a veteran, nor is he an exempt fireman. He was not the “ head of a bureau.” And while his position was in the classified municipal civil service, it was not “ subject to competitive…