Case Name: In the Matter of Jervey C. Hamilton, Respondent-Appellant, against George P. Monaghan, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Appellant-Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-07-11
Citations: 1 N.Y.2d 877
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jervey C. Hamilton, Respondent-Appellant, against George P. Monaghan, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Appellant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 877–882

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jervey C. Hamilton, Respondent-Appellant, against George P. Monaghan, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Appellant-Respondent.
Argued June 7, 1956;
decided July 11, 1956.
Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel (Henry J. Shields and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for appellant-respondent.
Bruce McM. Wright, Thomas G. Weaver and Charles T. McKinney for respondent-appellant.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, upon the ground that the Appellate Division had power to direct that the facts be tried out instead of being decided on conflicting and incomplete allegations of affidavits. We pass upon no other questions. The question certified on appellant-respondent's appeal is answered in the affirmative. The question certified on respondent-appellant's appeal is answered in the negative. No opinion.
Concur: Desmond, Dye, Fuld and Van Voorhis, JJ. Conway, Ch. J., dissents in the following opinion in which Froessel, J., concurs. Taking no- part: Burke, J.