State Ex Rel. Jackson v. City of Seattle

Mitchell, J. —

This action was commenced to bring about the restoration of Marion F. Jackson as a civil service employee to the position of “houseman” in the department of health and sanitation of the city of Seattle, and to recover the salary incident to the employment during the period of separation. The defendants have appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in each of his alleged rights.

The findings, in substance, are as follows: Seattle is a city of the first class, and the other appellants are civil service commissioners of the city. For many years, the city, through its…