Kinnear v. City & County of San Francisco

Plaintiff, who held a permanent civil service position as a deputy in the sheriff’s department of the City and County of San Francisco, filed on September 16, 1959, a declaration of candidacy for election to the office of Sheriff of San Francisco, and he was notified on the same day by the Civil Service Commission that as a result of his filing for the office of sheriff his position was automatically forfeited under section 5 of the San Francisco Charter. A few days later he withdrew his accumulated contributions to the retirement fund, and this action was filed one year after his dismissal.

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