Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Joseph J. Myers for George L. Rives, Corporation Counsel ( James McKeen of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. THOMAS SWEENEY, Appellant, v. THOMAS STURGIS, as Fire Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below. Concur: PARKER, Ch. J., GRAY, O'BRIEN, VANN, CULLEN and WERNER, JJ. Absent: BARTLETT, J.