Swift v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
These are cross appeals from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 22, 1879, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff against defendant, the police department of the city of Mew York, also a judgment in favor of defendant, the mayor, etc., against the plaintiff.
Read the full summary
These are cross appeals from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 22, 1879, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff against defendant, the police department of the city of Mew York, also a judgment in favor of defendant, the mayor, etc., against the plaintiff. (Reported below, 17 Hun, 518.) This action was brought to recover a balance alleged to be due the plaintiff under a contract made with the police department for removing garbage, etc. The facts appear sufficiently-in the opinion. The police department,…
1Opinion of the CourtRapallo, J.
In March, 1874, the plaintiff was employed by the police department to remove from the city the accumulations of garbage resulting from the cleaning of streets, and the compensation agreed upon was at the rate of $800 a month so long as his employment should continue. This mode of removal of the garbage was experimental and, therefore, his employment was not for any fixed time, but was terminable at the pleasure of the department. In pursuance of this employment he rendered the stipulated service from March 23, 1874, until July 17, 1874, when his employment was terminated by order of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- People Ex Rel. Satterlee v. . Board of PoliceNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Dannat v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
3Cited by39 opinions
- Weston v. . City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Marino v. Town of RamapoNew York Supreme Court · 1971
- People Ex Rel. Desiderio v. . ConollyNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- People v. . KaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- American Fire Alarm Co. v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.