Legal Opinion
O'Reilly v. Grumet
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1955PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
In this article 78 proceeding the relief prayed for was denied at Special Term but petitioners appealed to the Appellate Division, First Department, which reversed and granted the prayer of the petition. Petitioners are captains in the fire department of the city of New York, suing on their own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated. Each petitioner, as the result of a competitive civil sendee examination, has a place on the current eligible list for appointment as battalion chief, which is the rank next above captain in the fire *354department. However, petitioners are not, in this…
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