Matter of Chapman v. . City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 19, 1901, affirming an order of Special Term denying a motion for the appointment of a referee to hear and examine into the claim of the applicant against the city of New York.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 19, 1901, affirming an order of Special Term denying a motion for the appointment of a referee to hear and examine into the claim of the applicant against the city of New York. On the 18th of December, 1899, the appellant presented his petition to the Supreme Court at a Special Term thereof, alleging in substance that on the 28th of December, 1896, while he was an officer of the. police department of the city and county of New York, charges were preferred against him as such…
1Opinion of the CourtVanb, J.
The statute under which this proceeding was instituted provides for the appointment of a referee “ to hear, examine into and report ” the amount of reasonable counsel fees and "expenses paid or incurred by a city or county officer in successfully defending himself in any trial or proceeding “ to remove him from office or * * * to convict him of any crime ” alleged to have been committed “ in the performance of or in connection with his official duties,” and that the amount allowed by the referee, when confirmed by the court, be paid by the issue of revenue bonds to be included in the taxes…
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