McQuillan v. Schechter

In Matter of Farrell v. Watson (279 App. Div. 376, affd. 304 N. Y. 630) the question was posed squarely as to whether the petitioning veterans in that proceeding should have been treated as though they were on the original eligible list with a retroactive veterans’ preference, and therefore entitled to certification and appointment ahead of nonveterans who enjoyed higher ratings on said original list. This question was answered in the affirmative. Justice Yah Yoorhis, in his dissenting opinion in this court, argued that it was the legislative intent that a veteran ‘1 be placed in as good a…