The police commissioner has the direct responsibility of passing on the satisfactory nature of the probationary civil service record before he makes a permanent appointment of a patrolman in the police department. If the commissioner acts on mere suspicion, or not in good faith, a triable issue may be presented to determine whether the decision was arbitrary (Matter of Maynard v. Monaghan, 284 App. Div. 280, 283; Matter of Hamilton v. Monaghan, 285 App. Div...
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