Legal Opinion
Barlow v. Berry
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1927PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ Cabdozo, Ch. J.
This is a taxpayer’s action to restrain the Comptroller of the city of New York and other city officials from paying to the defendant Philip Grosback the salary of a captain of police.
An application for a temporary injunction, denied by the Special Term, was granted by the Appellate Division in an opinion by Martin, J., writing for a unanimous court (210 App. Div. 716). Final judgment for the same relief followed. The affirmance of that judgment is now before us for review.
On January 1, 1923, Grosback, a lieutenant of. police, was No. 84 on the eligible list of the civil…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ottinger v. State Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York (Elm St.)New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Matter of Barthelmess v. . CukorNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- People ex rel. Schelpp v. KnoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- People Ex Rel. Leary v. . KnoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Grossman v. RankinNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Matter of Fink v. FineganNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Matter of Cowen v. ReavyNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Sheridan v. KernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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