William D. Roddy, Respondent v. Lewis J. Valentine, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that section 32 of the 1932 amendment to the Civil Service Law, which suspends a retired civil servant’s pension when he accepts subsequent public employment, applies to the plaintiff because his acceptance occurred after the statute’s effective date, and therefore its application does not violate the rule against retroactive constructions. The judgment affirming the suspension of the plaintiff’s pension was upheld.