People ex rel. Hart v. York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court, and attested on the 7th day of May, 1898, directed to Bernard J. York and others, composing the board of police commissioners of the police department of the city of New York, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of New York all and singular their proceedings in relation to the dismissal of the relator from the police force of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This is a proceeding by certiorari to review the determination of the board of police commissioners in dismissing the relator from the police force of the city of Hew York.
It is claimed by the relator that the determination of the commissioners of police is void, for the reason that the witnesses who gave testimony tending to support the charges which were preferred against the relator were not sworn and consequently the whole proceeding was erroneous and the determination based thereon must fail. If this were the only question presented by this record the relator would be clearly…
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- People ex rel. Fahy v. YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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- People ex rel. Grogan v. YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900