Legal Opinion
Fricke v. City of Grand Rapids
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1936No. Calendar 38,974PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
Plaintiffs filed petitions for writs of mandamus in the superior court of Grand Rapids asking that they be reinstated in active service as patrolmen in the police department of the city of Grand Rapids as of May 20, 1935, and that an order be entered requiring the defendants to pay them their full salary from and after May 20, 1935.
The city of Grand Rapids operates under a char-’ ter which contains the following provision:
Title 7, § 1. “The civil service board of the city shall be composed of seven members, three of whom shall be members of the city commission to be appointed on the first…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- People v. GardnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Calder v. Michigan Ex Rel. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Smith v. Flint City CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Leary v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Freiberg v. Board of Education of Big Bay De Noc School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Babcock v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1944
- Karr v. Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Clark v. Detroit Police CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
- O'Donnell v. Liquor Control CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
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