People ex rel. Stoney v. McAdoo — 185 N.Y. 537

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Frank C. Stoney, Appellant, v. William McAdoo, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent.

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People ex rel. Stoney v. McAdoo, 108 App. Div. 356 , affirmed.

(Argued April 16, 1906;

decided May 1, 1906.)

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered

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October 25, 1905, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to recognize the relator as a detective-sergeant of police in the police department of the city of New York, and to accord to him all the rights, privileges and emoluments belonging to such position -and denied such motion.

Robert H. Wilson for appellant.

John J. Delany, Corporation Counsel (James D. Bell of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.

Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Chase, JJ. Not sitting: Willard Bartlett, J.