In re Lore

The petitioner seeks by mandamus restoration to the position of pharmacist (non-competitive class) in the department of purchase, from which he was discharged on February 26, 1937. The basis of the application is that the petitioner was a veteran and thus entitled to the protection accorded veterans by subdivision 1 of section 22 of the Civil Service Law.

An alternative order was granted by Mr. Justice Valente to enable the petitioner “ to establish the facts on which he claims his status.” (N. Y. L. J. July 1, 1937, p. 5.)

The single issue evoked is presented by the petitioner’s averment and…