Hamilton v. Brennan

The petitioner is an honorably discharged veteran of World War IT. During the Avar he served in the Navy both here and overseas. In 1951 he took a competitive examination for the position of patrolman in the New York City police department and, after having passed this examination, also passed the physical examination and Avas placed on the eligible list Avith a veteran’s preference status. With the approval of the municipal civil service commission, for financial reasons, he thereafter temporarily declined an appointment as patrolman.

This Avas the situation Avhen in January, 1952, the…