Case Name: In the Matter of the Petition of Theodore Unger, Petitioner, by Certiorari to Review the Dismissal from the Police Force, against Lewis J. Valentine, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-12-04
Citations: 249 A.D. 737
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Petition of Theodore Unger, Petitioner, by Certiorari to Review the Dismissal from the Police Force, against Lewis J. Valentine, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 737–738

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Petition of Theodore Unger, Petitioner, by Certiorari to Review the Dismissal from the Police Force, against Lewis J. Valentine, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Certiorari proceedings to review the act of the police commissioner of the city of New York in find ing the petitioner guilty of charges duly preferred and dismissing him from the police department. Upon the trial a question of fact was presented. In our opinion the evidence preponderated against him and the police commissioner was justified in finding him guilty. Determination unanimously confirmed and certiorari proceeding dismissed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Young, Johnston, Adel and Taylor, JJ.