Legal Opinion
Manko v. City of Buffalo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1947PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, DESMOND, THACHER and DYE, JJ. Taking no part: CONWAY, J. FULD, J., dissents in the following memorandum: Section 21 of the Civil Service Law, implementing the Constitution (N.Y. Const., art. V, § 6), commands preferences to war veterans in appointment and promotion. Under subdivision 7, denial of the required preference gives the veteran a cause of action for "damages".
Words are flexible and take on meaning from the history and purpose of the legislation. (See Towne v. Eisner,245 U.S. 418, 425, per HOLMES, J.)…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Stiles v. Municipal CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
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- Artvale, Inc. v. Rugby Fabrics Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Golomb v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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