City of Covington v. Crolley

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming and dismissing appeals.

The four appeals by the City of Covington are from judgments for salaries, less earnings from other sources, by employees during a period in which they were held to have been discharged in violation of the Civil Service statute, KRS 90.300 et seq, and City Ordinances Nos. 3062 and 3144.

When the present city commissioners and Theodore Hageman, City Manager, went into office in January, 1944, the four plaintiffs, now appellees, had been employed in the Water Works Department since prior to the adoption of civil service…