People ex rel. Lahey v. Partridge
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, New York county. Mandamus by the people, on the relation of William J. Lahey, against John N. Partridge, as commissioner of police of New York City, to compel the restoration of relator to the office of detective sergeant. From an order denying a motion for a peremptory writ, relator appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtHatch, J.
On the 1st day of January, 1898, the relator was appointed a patrolman in the police department. He continued in the department in that capacity until April 17, 1901, when Police Commissioner Murphy made the following order: “Ordered that William J. Lahey, of the Central Office squad, be and is hereby appointed as a detective sergeant, and assigned to duty in the detective bureau as such.” At the time of making the order the law authorizing it was section 290 of the charter, as amended by chapter 466 of the Laws of 1901. It is not necessary that we here set out the sections of the charter,…
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