Koso v. Greene

Plaintiff on January 12, 1931, received a permanent appointment as an architectural designer in the Department of Public Works of this State, from an eligible list under the civil service. He was suspended May 5, 1932, by reason of lack of appropriations for that department. Other architectural designers who received provisional or temporary appointments prior to the plaintiff’s permanent appointment, but whose permanent appointments were subsequent to his, have been retained in the employment of the department.

Section 31 of the Civil Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 7) provides that “ Any person…