Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Scheel v. Guilfoyle

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 8th day of May, 1901, directed to John Guilfoyle, commissioner of buildings for the borough of Brooklyn, commanding him to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Kings all and singular his proceedings in relation to the removal of the relator from the position of inspector in the department of buildings in the borough of Brooklyn.

1Opinion of the Court

Woodward, J.:

The relator was an inspector of buildings in the borough of Brooklyn, having been appointed February 10, 1896, and was continued in his position under the provisions of the charter of the city of Mew York. On April 6, 1901, he was transferred to a new district. He entered upon the discharge of his duties in the new district on April eighth. On April 24, 1901, charges were preferred against him by one Joseph Fee, an inspector, charging the relator with inefficiency, neglect and omission to properly perform his duties as such inspector. The relator was notified to answer such…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People Ex Rel. Percival v. . CramNew York Court of Appeals · 1900

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. O'Keefe v. HynesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  2. People Ex Rel. McKeon v. . LudwigNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. People ex rel. Ryan v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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