Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard S. Steves, Respondent, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1912-12-03
Citations: 206 N.Y. 738
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard S. Steves, Respondent, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Appellants.
Judges: Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Gray, Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett and Hiscock, JJ.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 206
Pages: 738–739

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Richard S. Steves, Respondent, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Appellants.
(Argued November 18, 1912;
decided December 3, 1912.)
People ex rel. Steves v. Kraft, 151 App. Div. 913, affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division.of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 28, 1912, which reversed an order' of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel defendants to place in the competitive class the position of chief clerk in the office of the commissioner of records of the county of Kings and granted such motion.
Thomas Carmody,' Attorney-General (Franklin Kennedy of counsel), for appellants.
Robert H. Wilson for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Gray, Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett and Hiscock, JJ.