New York Supreme Court May 15, 1925 (Kinney v. Nares)

Sawyer, J.:

Petitioner is a patrolman in the police department of the city of Geneva. The office of chief of police of that city has become vacant and, pending an appointment to fill such vacancy, petitioner was directed by the police commissioners, who are, under the governing law of the city, in control of the department, to perform the duties incident to that office.