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The People ex rel. George W. Van Hise, Respondent, v. The Board of Police Commissioners of the Village of Greenbush, etc., Appellant, 1891 — 126 N.Y. 623 · caselaw · US
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The People ex rel. George W. Van Hise, Respondent, v. The Board of Police Commissioners of the Village of Greenbush, etc., Appellant
126 N.Y. 623·New York Court of Appeals·1891·NY
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The People ex rel. George W. Van Hise, Respondent, v. The Board of Police Commissioners of the Village of Greenbush, etc., Appellant.
(Argued February 23, 1891;
decided March 10, 1891.)
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, made Hovember 25, 1890, which reversed on certiorari the proceedings of the board of police commissioners of the village of Greenbush in removing relator from the position of superintendent of the police department and dismissing him from the police force.
James II. Ryan for appellant.
Eugene Burlingame for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Agree to affirm on opinion below and also on opinion in People ex rel. Campbell v. Hannan (56 Hun, 469), adopted by this court upon the affirmance of the judgment in that case.
All concur.
Order affirmed. '