Ablett v. Hartzer

In July 1933 the Des Moines city council adopted a resolution that plaintiff, Leon S. Ablett, an honorably discharged soldier of World War I, be appointed animal collector for Des Moines. In 1937 plaintiff was given a civil-service examination for animal collector and his name was certified by the civil-service commission to the city council as being eligible to appointment in the department of public safety as animal collector. Thereafter the city council adopted a resolution that plaintiff, having successfully passed the civil-service examination, be appointed animal collector effective…