Barr v. City of San Diego

In his petition for writ of mandate against defendants and respondents city of San Diego, members and directors of its civil service commission and Chief of Police A. E. Jansen, plaintiff and appellant alleges generally that for 14 years he was a police officer in the city of San Diego under classified civil service; that on September 9, 1956, a quantity of marijuana was found in plaintiff’s possession and on said date he was suspended from his position and placed in jail; that thereafter on September 12, 1956, he received a copy of a letter sent by said defendant chief of police to the civil…