Legal Opinion
Schaefer v. City of Long Beach
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1936PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
The charter of the city of Long Beach (Laws of 1922, ch. 635) provides for the appointment of a City Engineer by the Mayor. His term of office is to be fixed by the City Council. The charter provides that the City Engineer is a city officer and he is required to take the constitutional oath of office. His duties are prescribed by the charter which also provides that “ he shall receive such compensation for services rendered as may be approved by the council.” (§ 24.) The City Engineer is an officer and not an employee of the city. (Thompson v. Hofstatter, 265 N. Y. 54.)
The respondent was duly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- F. A. Straus & Co. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Smith v. . City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- May v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Gathemann v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Koons v. RichardsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Matter of Turel v. DelaneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Dean v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1981
- Gilmore v. City of New YorkAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1968
- Matter of Astwood v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1944