Steger v. Farrell

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Albany County, which under article 78 (CPLR), directed that the appellants retain the petitioner, an exempt volunteer fireman under section 75 of the Civil Service Law, in the position of Civil Defense Safety Representative with the status of a permanent employee and which restrained them from interfering with his continued employment in that position (Matter of Steger v. Farrell, 35 Misc 2d 614). Petitioner was appointed without a competitive examination to the classified position of Field Representative (Rescue) in the former Division of Safety, in…