New York Court of Appeals
The People Ex Rel. Thomas G. Killeen, Appellant v. Clarence B. Angle
June 5, 1888109 N.Y. 564
Summary
The Court affirmed the lower court's denial of a mandamus, holding that the Civil Service Act and its rules unlawfully intrude on the exclusive appointment power granted to the superintendent of public works by the state Constitution, and that section 6 of article 5 does not apply to that officer.