Legal Opinion

Cook v. Civil Service Commission

California Supreme Court

Decided August 24, 1911No. S.F. No. 5724PublishedCited by 15 opinions

MOTION to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco setting aside and annulling an examination which had been held by the civil service commission of that city and county for the promotion of certain captains in the fire department to the rank of battalion chief. George A. Sturtevant, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.

An appeal was taken to the district court of the fiut appellate district from a judgment of the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco, setting aside and annulling an examination which had theretofore been held by the civil service commission of that city and county, for promotion of certain captains in the fire department to the rank of battalion chief. On motion, the district court dismissed the appeal for the reasons shown in the following order:

“It appearing in this ease that the civil service commission, defendants, in an action brought in the superior court to annul and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Nunan v. ValentineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Heap v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Talmo v. Civil Service CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. Mann v. TracyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Livingstone v. MacGillivrayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Humbert v. Castro Valley County Fire Protection DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963

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