Legal Opinion
Simon v. Kennedy
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel H. Hofstadter, J.
The petitioner has brought this proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to review the revocation of his eligibility to appointment as a patrolman in the police department because of his medical disqualification.
The consequences to the petitioner of a medical rejection, in the circumstances, are so serious that the matter may not be left in its present state of uncertainty. The army record on which, apparently, the rejection was founded, is scant, at best, and the court is without information as to its basis. Since the joint medical board of the civil service commission is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cash v. BatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
- Vega v. Civil Service Commission, City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Singer v. SchechterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- People v. RussellNew York Court of Special Session · 1962
- Donohue v. CorneliusNew York Supreme Court · 1963
- Mena v. D'AmbroseNew York Court of Appeals · 1978