People ex rel. O'Connor v. Adams
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Kings county court. Application of Charles H. O’Connor for a writ of mandamus commanding John P. Adams, commissioner of the department of city works, to restore him as a clerk in said department. Prom an order denying the motion, the relator appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
The relator is an honorably discharged Union soldier. He passed the examination of the civil service commission of the city of Brooklyn, and was put at the head of the eligible list. In May, 1888, the department of public works of the city made a requisition for the services of four temporary clerks. The names of the relator and of three others were cited, who were all appointed. Relator was the only soldier. The papers showed that in the month of May in each year the water-rates are payable, and that the necessities of the public business require the services of temporary clerks. To meet…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Wardrop v. AdamsNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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