City of South Bend v. Krovitch

In April of 1968, the Mayor of South Bend, by means of a press conference and memorandum to the fire and police departments of that city, announced a public safety program whereby certain firemen would be trained additionally as policemen and would perform certain police functions.

The plaintiff-appellees, being residents of the city of South Bend, and either firemen or policemen, or their wives, brought suit for injunctive relief against the implementation of the public safety program. After a hearing the trial court granted a temporary injunction which enjoined the appellees from:

“ (A) . . .…