People ex rel. Faitoute v. Creelman 205 N.Y. 589

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Frederick B. Faitoute, Appellant, v. James Creelman et al., Constituting the Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, Respondents.

People ex rel. Faitoute v. Creelman, 148 App. Div. 890, affirmed.

(Argued April 29, 1912;

decided May 14, 1912.)

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 1, 1911, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel defendants to certify to an increase of salary of relator and denied said motion.

L. Lajlin Kellogg, Alfred C. Petté and James A. Farrell for appellant.

Archibald B. Watson, Corporation Counsel (Clarence L. Barber and Terence Farley of counsel), for respondents.