New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Application of Charles Barthelmess, Appellants v. Morris Cukor, Composing the…
July 14, 1921231 N.Y. 435
Summary
The Court held that Chapter 282 of the Laws of 1920, which gave a preference in civil service promotion to veterans of any war, violates Article V, section 9 of the New York Constitution, which permits only a preference for Civil War veterans; the statute is void and the Appellate Division's order denying a writ of mandamus is reversed.