New York Court of Appeals, 1942

Matter of Bacon v. Huie

Matter of Bacon v. Huie
New York Court of Appeals · Decided March 5, 1942
41 N.E.2d 93; 287 N.Y. 813; 1942 N.Y. LEXIS 1821 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Matter of Bacon v. Huie

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs. The petitioner was not entitled to be appointed to the position of Mechanical Engineer while the head of the department in the exercise of administrative discretion chose to leave the position vacant. He was not entitled to appointment to the position of Administrator of Public Buildings because the [Municipal] Civil Service Commission acted upon reasonable grounds in ordering a competitive examination for that position. No opinion.

Concur: Lehman, Ch. J., Loughran, Finch, Rippey, Lewis, Conway and Desmond, JJ.

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