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The People of the State of New York ex rel. William L. Lazenby, Respondent, v. William J. Homer et al., Constituting the Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of Elmira, Appellants, 1907 — 188 N.Y. 588 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York ex rel. William L. Lazenby, Respondent, v. William J. Homer et al., Constituting the Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of Elmira, Appellants
188 N.Y. 588·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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The People of the State of New York ex rel. William L. Lazenby, Respondent, v. William J. Homer et al., Constituting the Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of Elmira, Appellants.
(Argued April 3, 1907;
decided April 23, 1907.)
Matter of Lazenby v. Municipal Civil Service Commission, 116 App. Div. 185, affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 13,1906, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory ivrit of mandamus to compel the defendants to certify to a payroll with the name of the relator thereon.
John F. Murtaugh for appellants.
Richard H. Thurston for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., O’Brien, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Yann, Hiscook and Chase, JJ,