Kohn v. Bates

This is a proceeding in the nature of certiorari under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to review a determination of the respondent as Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, that the petitioner is not entitled to payment of the veterans’ bonus provided for by chapter 547 of the Laws of 1947, effective January 1, 1948.

The matter comes before us on an appeal from an order of Special Term, Oneida County, annulling the determination of respondent-appellant and directing him to pay to petitioner-respondent the sum of $250.

The statute provides for the payment of a bonus of $250 to the next of…