State Ex Rel. Barlow v. Zeller

On May 21, 1947, the plaintiff was an employee of the state of Connecticut in the classified service and as such was entitled to the benefits of the Merit System Act. On that day he resigned his position under what he claims was “coercion and duress.” He seeks reinstatement to his employment and an order for compensation.

The defendant in his motion to quash holds that the plaintiff is not entitled to mandamus as he resigned his position and, further, that as an employee in the classified service he is restricted in his quest for relief to an appeal to the personnel appeal board. The second…