New York Court of Appeals

The People, Ex Rel. Keech, Appellant v. Hubert O. Thompson

January 15, 188494 N.Y. 451

Summary

The Court affirmed the commissioner’s removal of the superintendent, holding that the statutory notice and opportunity to explain satisfied the charter’s requirements, that no formal trial or evidentiary hearing was required, that the time given for explanation was reasonable, and that the charge concerning the armories provided sufficient cause for removal.