People ex rel. Holleran v. Creelman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, James Creelman and others, as Commissioners, constituting the municipal civil service commission, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of September, 1911, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the said civil service commission to certify on the payrolls that the relator’s salary was increased to…
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Appeal by the defendants, James Creelman and others, as Commissioners, constituting the municipal civil service commission, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of September, 1911, granting the relator’s motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the said civil service commission to certify on the payrolls that the relator’s salary was increased to $2,400.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, J,:
Prior to October 15, 1906, .the relator took a competitive civil service examination for the position of assistant engineer to the board of water supply, pursuant to a public notice, stating that the salary was $1,350 per annum. He was successful and was appointed to the position at a salary of $1,350. On September 21, 1909, the salary was increased to the sum of $2,000. He claims that on February 21, 1911, the board of water supply increased his salary to $2,400 per annum, to take effect March 1, 1911. The defendants, who constitute the municipal civil service commission, have…
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