People ex rel. Scanlon v. Milliken — 193 N.Y. 675

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Peter B. Scanlon, Appellant, v. Charles F. Milliken, et al., Composing the State Civil Service Commission, Respondents.

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People ex rel. Scanlon v. Milliken, 127 App. Div. 468 , reversed. .

(Argued November 11, 1908;

decided December 15, 1908.)

Appeal from an order of'the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered J uly 7, 1908, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendants to place the relator’s name upon the roster of employees in the office of the sheriff of Kings county.

John J. McGinniss for appellant.

William 8. Jackson, Attorney-General [Timothy I. Dillon of counsel), for respondents.

Orders of Appellate Division and Special Term reversed, and application for mandamus granted, with costs in all courts, on the authority of Matter of Flaherty v. Milliken ( 193 N. Y. 564 ); no opinion.

Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Haight, Vann, Willard Bartlett, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.

Cases cited

Flaherty v. Milliken 193 N. Y. 564 N.Y. 1908-12-15 p. 675