People ex rel. Kenny v. Folks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tbe defendant, llomer Folks, as commissioner of public charities of the city of New York, from: a final order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 10th day of February, 1903, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus after the trial of issues raised by the return to an alternative writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The findings of fact are supported by evidence and, briefly stated, are as follows: The relator, Kenny, is a veteran volunteer fireman, having served more than the time required by law, viz., from January, 1872, to December, 1881, in the Cataract Engine Company No. 2 of the North Shore fire department of the county of Richmond, which was a volunteer fire company in said county. Kenny was appointed superintendent of out-door poor for the borough of Richmond in 1898, and held that office and fulfilled its duties continuously from that date until March 31, 1902, when he was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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