Farinella v. Walsh

The petitioner is a member of the uniformed force of the Fire Department of the City of New York. After a hearing the Commissioner of the Fire Department found the petitioner guilty upon two charges of misconduct, specifying disobedience of orders and violation of rules, and imposed a fine as a penalty. The application is made under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act for a review of the determination of the Fire Commissioner and for a final order annulling and setting it aside, on the ground that it was contrary to law and against the weight of the evidence.

The disposition of this…