Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred L. Merritt, Appellant, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1912-01-30
Citations: 204 N.Y. 626
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred L. Merritt, Appellant, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 204
Pages: 626–627

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred L. Merritt, Appellant, v. John E. Kraft et al., Constituting the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Respondents.
(Argued January 12, 1912;
decided January 30, 1912.)
People ex rel. Merritt v. Kraft, 145 App. Div. 662, affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered September 21, 1911, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel defendants to revoke a certain resolution classifying certain civil service positions in the exempt class.
Thomas Carmody, Attorney-General {Franklin Kennedy and Valentine Taylor of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs, on authority of People ex rel. Schau v. McWilliams (185 N. Y. 92).
Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett, Chase and Collin, JJ.