People ex rel. Vanderhoof v. Palmer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, John Vanderhoof, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 18th day of January, 1896, denying his motion for an order directing a peremptory writ of mandamus to issue commanding the comptroller of the city of Brooklyn to restore him to his position as clerk in the finance department of the city of Brooklyn.
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Appeal by the relator, John Vanderhoof, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 18th day of January, 1896, denying his motion for an order directing a peremptory writ of mandamus to issue commanding the comptroller of the city of Brooklyn to restore him to his position as clerk in the finance department of the city of Brooklyn. The petition for the writ of mandamus in this proceeding is dated and verified the 13th day of December, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, P. J.:
It appears from the petition of the relator that he is a veteran volunteer fireman, holding an honorable discharge from the Metro*390politan fire department, and that prior to January 30, 1895, he was a clerk in the tax and assessment bureau in the department of finance in the city of Brooklyn. Under the provision of chapter 119 of the Laws of 1888, as amended by chapter 5FT of the Laws of 1892, he was protected from discharge from such position except ■for cause and after a hearing. On 'January 30, 1895, he was discharged from the public service by the respondent, on the ground that…
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