Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Steed v. French
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1888PublishedCited by 2 opinions
On certiorari to board of police commissioners.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
The relator was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer; the specification being that he was so much under the influence of liquor as to make him unfit for duty, in the office of the Second precinct station-house, at 3:30 p. m., February 27, 1887. Upon the trial the defendant was sworn, and asked, in reference to the charges and specifications: “What have you to say to that? Is it correct or not?” And the answer was: “I was taken with cramps in my stomach when on post, and I sent a man to a drug-store to get relief. What he got there overcome me, got the best of me, and made me stupid.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Elwood v. . the Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Kavanagh v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Gildersleeve v. . LandonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878