Powell v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of Yew York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 11th day of June, 1901, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Queens County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The plaintiff, on January 31,1899, passed a civil service examination for, and was duly appointed to, the position of topographical *422draughtsman in the department of public improvements of the city of Hew York at a salary of $900 per annum. Since that time he has performed his duties as such draughtsman and received and receipted in full for his salary at the rate stated. He duly presented a claim to the comptroller of the city of Hew York for the difference between his salary at the rate of $900 and what it would be at the rate of $1,320, and the claim being refused, commenced…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Lodholz v. KnoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- People Ex Rel. Lodholz v. . KnoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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