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The People of the State of New York ex rel. William A. Hart, Appellant, v. Bernard J. York et al., Composing the Board of Police Commissioners of New York City, Respondents
173 N.Y. 610·New York Court of Appeals·1903·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York ex rel. William A. Hart, Appellant, v. Bernard J. York et al., Composing the Board of Police Commissioners of New York City, Respondents.
People ex rel. Hart v. York, 73 App. Div. 445, affirmed.
(Submitted January 7, 1903;
decided January 27, 1903.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 18, 1902, which dismissed a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings of the defendants in dismissing the relator from the police force of the city of New York and affirmed such proceedings.
Louis J. Grant for appellant.
George L. Rives, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Connoly of counsel), for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Haight, Martin, Vann and Cullen, JJ.