Dixon v. Laguardia

Assuming, as held in the opinion of Judge O’Brien, that the budget adopted prior to December 25, 1937, is a valid budget, I am unable to agree that that disposes of this appeal or disposes of what has been the issue between the parties ever since the 19th day of October, 1937. On that day, at a meeting of the Board of Estimate in executive session, by a majority vote, the salary of petitioner and of many others was raised. This involved a salary increase of over $800,000. The Mayor of the city duly moved to strike out these increases, the motion was lost, and thereafter the various steps…