Legal Opinion
Burmaster v. New York State Department of Civil Service
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1961Published
1Opinion of the CourtBussell Gr. Hunt, J.
These are article 78 (Civ. Prac. Act) proceedings to restrain the State Civil Service Commission from proceeding with its intention to rescind, pursuant to section 25 of the Civil Service Law, the petitioners ’ eligibilities and appointments to the positions they now hold in the City of Albany Police Department, on the ground that the commission is acting in excess of its jurisdiction.
The petitioners’ appointments arose out of examinations conducted by the City Civil Service Commission on June 25, 1955 and October 22, 1955 and in which they, with many others, participated. Following the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of Pierne v. ValentineNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Matter of Kaney v. New York State Civil Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Kaney v. New York State Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Kaney v. New York State Civil Service CommissionNew York Supreme Court · 1948
- Dobler v. KaplanNew York Supreme Court · 1961
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