Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Patrick W. Walsh, Respondent, for an Alternative Order of Mandamus against William B. Patterson, as City Manager of the City of Auburn, and Others, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-03
Citations: 239 A.D. 757
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Patrick W. Walsh, Respondent, for an Alternative Order of Mandamus against William B. Patterson, as City Manager of the City of Auburn, and Others, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 757–758

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Patrick W. Walsh, Respondent, for an Alternative Order of Mandamus against William B. Patterson, as City Manager of the City of Auburn, and Others, Appellants.

Opinion:
Order reversed on the law, without costs of this appeal to either party, and petition dismissed, without costs, without prejudice to a renewal of the application, on the ground that the moving papers fail to show that the petitioner occupied a position in the civil service de jure under an appointment after proof of merit and fitness. (Matter of Meehan v. Flaherty, 119 App. Div. 128; People ex rel. Hannan v. Board of Health, 153 N. Y. 513.) All concur, except Crosby, J., who dissents and votes for affirmance in a memorandum as follows: