Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Alfred J. Talley for William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel ( James Hall Prothero Charles E. Hirsimaki of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION In the Matter of WILLIAM E. PHILLIPS, Appellant, against JOHN J. McELLIGOTT, as Fire Chief and Commissioner of the Fire Department of the City of New York, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ.