Legal Opinion

James J. Flood v. Kennedy

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 1963PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Desmond.

Special Term granted and the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed a dismissal of this suit in which 24 New York City police officers sought a judgment which would declare that section 2/47.0 of the Police Department Rules and Regulations is invalid and unenforcible. The regulation, after declaring that a member of the police force is subject to duty at all times and must devote his entire time and attention to the service of the department, contains this prohibition: “He shall not engage in any other occupation except when suspended from duty without pay or when on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Masterson v. . FrenchNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Jurgens v. Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1958
  3. Bell v. District Court of HolyokeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  4. Matter of Natilson v. HodsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. CROFT v. LambertOregon Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Caruso v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Klein v. Civil Service Commission of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  3. Goldstein v. BartlettNew York Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Trelfa v. Village of Centre IslandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  5. Civil Service Bar Ass'n v. SchwartzNew York Supreme Court · 1982

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