Samuel Rowland, Appellant v. the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondents

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that the plaintiff attendant was an officer within the meaning of the 1870 statute and that the board of supervisors lacked authority to increase his salary. The court based its decision on a broad construction of the statutory prohibition to include all persons receiving salaries from the city treasury.