People ex rel. Rigby v. Anderson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 28th day of April, 1921, directed to Severn A. Anderson, treasurer of Erie county, N. Y., commanding him to certify and return to the clerk of the county of Erie all and singular his proceedings had concerning the trial, conviction and dismissal from office of Howard E. Rigby, a messenger in the office of said county treasurer.
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.:
The relator was prior to February 3, 1921, by appointment a messenger in the office of the county treasurer of Erie county. He is an honorably discharged soldier, having served as such in the World War, and is, therefore, protected in the tenure of his position unless removed for incompetency or misconduct. (Civil Service Law, § 22, as amd. by Laws of 1920, chap. 833.)
He was summarily discharged by the county treasurer on February 3, 1921, for “ irregularities.” Subsequently, on March twelfth, written charges made by the county treasurer were prepared and served on him, alleging…
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