Brown v. Duane
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Application by James Brown for a writ of mandamus against James 0. Duane, president of the board of aqueduct commissioners, and others, members ■of said board, to compel them to give him preference as an honorably discharged Union soldier in respect to certain appointments under the control of said board. The petitioner appeals from' an order denying his application for' a mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This application was founded upon a verified petition, in which the appellant alleges that he was an honorably discharged Union soldier; that he was a practical mason; and that on or about the 18th day of July, 1888, he was appointed to the position of inspector of masonry upon the new Croton .aqueduct, having prior to the appointment passed the civil service examination; that after such appointment he entered upon the duties of such inspector, and has ever since performed such duties, and is now engaged therein; that in July, 1889, the aqueduct commissioners passed resolutions that the…
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