Case Name: In the Matter of Stephen Don et al., Respondents, against Lazarus Joseph, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-03-23
Citations: 1 N.Y.2d 708
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Stephen Don et al., Respondents, against Lazarus Joseph, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 708–712

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Stephen Don et al., Respondents, against Lazarus Joseph, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Appellant.
Argued February 6, 1956;
decided March 23, 1956.
Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel (Alfred Weinstein and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for appellant.
Benjamin Heller and Bernard A. Abrashkin for respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs. The classification of petitioners by the municipal civil service commission in Part 38 of the competitive class in a salary grade " at the prevailing rate of wages as determined by law " entitled them to prevailing wages in this proceeding under section 220 of the Labor Law. (Matter of Golden v. Joseph, 307 N. Y. 62, 68.)
Concur: Conway, Ch. J., Desmond, Dye and Fuld, JJ. Van Vooehis, J., dissents in the following opinion. Taking no part: Feoessel and Burke, J J.