O'Brien v. City of New York

There are practically no controverted facts in this case, and only a question of law is presented. On February 2, 1902, plaintiff’s name was placed on the municipal civil service list, from which he was appointed a tenement house inspector on June 2, 1902, at a salary of $1,200 a year. On October 8,1906, the first deputy commissioner wrote a letter to the chief inspector, directing the latter to suspend plaintiff from duty without pay pending investigation and trial of certain charges that had been made against him. This letter was countersigned by the commissioner himself as follows: “O. K.…