Piani v. Davidson

The commissioner of water supply, gas and electricity of the city of New York appeals from an order of peremptory mandamus directing the restoration of the petitioner to the position of inspector of pipes and castings in the department of water supply, gas and electricity. The petitioner, having passed a civil service examination, held a position in the competitive class of the classified civil service by appointment, on November 24, 1923, to the position of inspector of pipes and castings. On December 20, 1927, the petitioner was arrested on a charge of homicide committed in New Jersey and,…