Meenagh v. Dewey

This is an application by certain former employees in the office of the district attorney of the county of New York for a mandamus order against the district attorney of that county directing reinstatement or appointment of the petitioners to other positions.

The petitioners who originally instituted the proceeding were fourteen of the process servers who were suspended from the public service. Eight were competitive civil service employees, but not veterans. The remaining six were veterans, and four of these were competitive civil service employees.

The application was originally heard by Mr.…