Cole v. Lybolt

Determination annulled and petitioner ordered reinstated, with $50 costs and disbursements. Memorandum: In substance, the charges accused petitioner of conduct unbecoming a police officer, rendering him unfit to discharge his duties as Chief of Police of Fulton, N. Y. The City Charter of Fulton (§ 113; L. 1902, ch. 63, as amd.) required the police commissioners to prescribe rules and regulations for the government and discipline of the police department and the officers and members thereof. The Charter (§ 135) provides that charges “must be put in writing in the form required by the rules of…