Legal Opinion

Mandle v. Brown

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 25, 1958PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.

These are cross appeals on certified questions. Petitioner brings this article 78 proceeding in his capacity as a citizen, alleging that the reclassification without competí*58tive examination of some 46 former grade 4 attorneys in the office of the Corporation Counsel of New York City constitutes an illegal promotion (N. Y. Const., art. V, § 6). Petitioner is employed in the same office, having been originally appointed tax counsel, grade 4. In the reclassification he and some 90 other former grade 4 attorneys in the office were given the new title of “attorney”, while those persons whose…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Lodes v. Department of HealthNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  2. Matter of Newbrand v. City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
  3. Matter of Williams v. MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  4. Golden v. JosephNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  5. People ex rel. Stokes v. TullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Grossman v. RankinNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Gavigan v. McCoyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Ass'n of Secretaries to Justices of the Supreme & Surrogate's Courts v. Office of Court AdministrationNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Poster v. StroughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Holy Spirit Ass'n for the Unification of World Christianity v. Tax CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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