Fuller v. Spieker

Sec. VIII (e) of the civil-service ordinance of Racine county provides:

“The sheriff may in his discretion grant any deputy sheriff temporary leave of absence without pay upon the request of such deputy; and any deputy desiring to become a candidate for political office shall be entitled to a temporary leave of absence upon request; such temporary leave of absence, without pay, not to exceed sixty days.”

Paragraph Fifth of the petition for writ of mandamus states:

“Fifth: That your petitioner thereafter continued to act as a sergeant in the sheriff’s department until January 1, 1951, when he…