Case Name: In the Matter of James J. Kaney et al., Appellants, against New York State Civil Service Commission et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1948-11-24
Citations: 298 N.Y. 707
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of James J. Kaney et al., Appellants, against New York State Civil Service Commission et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 298
Pages: 707–709

Head Matter:
In the Matter of James J. Kaney et al., Appellants, against New York State Civil Service Commission et al., Respondents.
Argued October 7, 1948;
decided November 24, 1948.
Leonard N. Lakser for appellants.
Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Emil L. Cohen and Wendell P. Brown of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
person holding a civil service position, who is an honorably discharged war veteran " shall be removed from snch position except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing upon dne notice upon stated charges ⅝ s ⅜ The applicability of that section is not limited to cases of misconduct subsequent to appointment (see Matter of Lasenby v. Municipal Civil Service Comm., 116 App. Div. 135, affd. 188 N. Y. 588; Matter of Wolff v. Hodson, 285 N. Y. 197).