Doering v. Hinrichs

The petitioner seeks an order under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act directing the respondents to reinstate petitioner as clerk in the department of public works of the city of New Rochelle as of May 1, 1941, and requiring payment of his salary since that date. While the facts are not made very clear either by the petition or answer, it appears that the petitioner was originally appointed as cost clerk in 1917. On December 15, 1928, he resigned. On July 16, 1929, the local municipal civil service commission adopted a rule by which the.title of the position was changed to that of clerk. On…