Matter of Petrocelli v. McGoldrick

The petitioners-appellants are investigators and institutional inspectors in the Department of Welfare and Hospitalization in the city of New York. Prior to July 1, 1937, they were appointed to their present positions which are in the ungraded service of the competitive class of civil service. At the time of their appointment their salaries were fixed at $1,800 per annum or less. Thereafter some received salary increases with the result that on July 1, 1937 — a date which is important to our decision — a few of the petitioners were receiving more than $2,280; others were receiving less than…