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In the Matter of the Application of Max Blatt, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against William F. Baker et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, Respondents
189 N.Y. 559·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of Max Blatt, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against William F. Baker et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, Respondents.
Matter of Blatt v. Balcer, 119 App. Div. 886, affirmed.
(Argued October 7, 1907;
decided October 22, 1907.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 10, 1907, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel defendants to certify to a payoll containing petitioner’s name.
I. Batch Louis for appellant.
Francis K. Pendleton, Corporation Counsel (Royal F. T. Riggs, Theodore Connoly and William B. Crowell of counsel), for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Chase, JJ. Dissenting: O’Brien and Hiscook, JJ.