People ex rel. O'Connor v. Brady
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Thomas J. Brady, commissioner of' buildings for the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, in the department of buildings 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 9th day of June, 1898, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the defendant to reinstate the relator in .the-position of inspector…
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Appeal by the defendant, Thomas J. Brady, commissioner of' buildings for the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, in the department of buildings 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 9th day of June, 1898, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the defendant to reinstate the relator in .the-position of inspector of buildings in the department of buildings of ■ the city of New York. The motion upon which the order appealed from was…
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, J.:
The relator was appointed an inspector of buildings on the 15th of January, 1892, and was subsequently transferred from the fire department to the department of buildings. He was examined as to his qualifications for the position of inspector of buildings and a certificate furnished him qualifying him for such position on June 17, 1892, and he continued in that department while Thomas J. Brady was superintendent of buildings. On March 26, 1895, Mr. Brady was succeeded by Mr. Stevenson Constable, who continued to hold the position of commissioner of buildings until the 31st of…
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- People Ex Rel. Leet v. . KellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- People Ex Rel. Tate v. . DaltonNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- People ex rel. Lee v. WaringAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- In re WhitneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- People ex rel. Thain v. ConstableAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901