Mertzlufft v. Civil Service Commission

Charles Mertzlufft (Employee) appeals the circuit court’s judgment which affirmed the decision of the Civil Service Commission of the City of St. Louis (Commission) and The City of St. Louis, Missouri upholding the dismissal of Employee for violation of a residency requirement for City of St. Louis (City) employees. We reverse and remand.

City employed Employee as a City firefighter from January 1978 until January 1996 when he was dismissed for residing outside City. Employee lived together with his wife and children in homes in City until about January 1994, when Employee moved into his…