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Matter of Brady v. Finegan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 3, 1935
199 N.E. 676 (N.Y. 1935)

Summary

In Matter of Brady v. Finegan (269 N.Y. 571) the petitioner took an examination for the position of patrolman in the Police Department of the City of New York. Subsequent to the examination date, but prior to the grading of the examination, the Municipal Civil Service Commission changed the applicable rules, with the result that the petitioner, who would otherwise have attained a passing grade, was excluded from the eligible list.

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Opinion

Argued November 19, 1935

Decided December 3, 1935

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Joseph F. Ryan and Abraham Bernard King for appellant.

Paul Windels, Corporation Counsel ( Seymour B. Quel and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondents.


Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, CROUCH, LOUGHRAN and FINCH, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Brady v. Finegan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 3, 1935
199 N.E. 676 (N.Y. 1935)

In Matter of Brady v. Finegan (269 N.Y. 571) the petitioner took an examination for the position of patrolman in the Police Department of the City of New York. Subsequent to the examination date, but prior to the grading of the examination, the Municipal Civil Service Commission changed the applicable rules, with the result that the petitioner, who would otherwise have attained a passing grade, was excluded from the eligible list.

Summary of this case from Matter of Henock v. Bergtraum

In Matter of Brady v. Finegan (269 N.Y. 571, affg. 246 App. Div. 526) the Municipal Civil Service Commission rules provided that a candidate must not receive less than 20% in any required subject.

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Case details for

Matter of Brady v. Finegan

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JAMES J. BRADY, Appellant, against JAMES E. FINEGAN et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 3, 1935

Citations

199 N.E. 676 (N.Y. 1935)
199 N.E. 676

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