Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Goldey v. Maxwell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, William H. Maxwell, as city superin-■ tendent of schools in the city of New York, 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 27th day of August, 1901, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus.

1Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of court below.

Present — Van Brunt, P. J., O’Brien, Ingraham, McLaughlin and Hatch, JJ.; Ingraham, J., dissenting.

The following is the opinion of Bischoff, Jr., J., delivered at Special Term:

Bischoff, J.:

Pursuant to section 1103 of the charter of the city of New York (Laws of 1897, chap. 378), appointments of principals of the public schools must be made by the school boards of the several boroughs upon nominations previously made by the board of school superintendents for the particular borough, and from a list of eligible per*266sons transmitted to such…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Sprague v. MaxwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  2. Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API