DRIESBACH v. CITY OF NEW YORK


1 N.Y.2d 272 (1956)

Alfred Driesbach et al., Respondents, v. City of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel (Andrew Bellanca and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for appellant.

David A. Savage and Donald A. Savage for respondents.

CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS, JJ., concur; BURKE, J., taking no part.


Per Curiam.

Plaintiffs are employees of the City of New York in its department of hospitals. In this action they are suing under section 220 of the Labor Law to recover a differential between the basic salary and maintenance paid to them from 1942 to February, 1948, and the prevailing rate of wage. They were employed under the civil service title of "maintenance man". During part of this interval of time, in addition...

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