Leidman v. Reid

If the increments sought by petitioner were mandatory during the period that he was absent in the military service, he would be entitled to such increments under section 245 of the Military Law, since they would constitute part of his salary or compensation within the meaning of that statute (Timmerman v. Board of Education of City of N. Y., 274 App. Div. 934; Silverstein v. Board of Education of City of N. Y., 190 Misc. 588, affd. 190 Misc. 990, affd. 273 App. Div. 990). In the cited cases the increments became part of the salaries of the teachers who sued the board of education, under the…