MATTER OF HANSEN v. WATSON


278 A.D. 930 (1951)

In the Matter of Fredrik A. Hansen et al., Individually and as Members of The Fire Department Committee on the Merit System and on Behalf of All Other Nondisabled Veterans on the Promotion List for Lieutenant, Respondents-Appellants, v. James S. Watson et al., Constituting The Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, et al., Appellants-Respondents, and Peter Roman et al., Individually and as Members of The Committee to Protect Disabled Veterans of the Fire Department and on Behalf of All Other Disabled Veterans on the Promotion List for Lieutenant, Interveners, Appellants-Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 20, 1951.


Per Curiam.

These appeals involve the question as to whether disabled veterans' preferences were properly given by the municipal civil service commission to three groups of candidates for promotion to the position of lieutenant in the fire department.

As to the first group, the trial court held that they were properly granted preferences or promoted. We affirm that holding without discussion.

As to the second group, the trial court held that...

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