Hanley v. Murphy

40 Cal.2d 572 (1953)

WILLIAM HANLEY, Respondent,

v.

DANIEL C. MURPHY, Individually and as Sheriff, etc. et al., Appellants.

S. F. Nos. 18674, 18675.

Supreme Court of California.

Mar. 30, 1953.

Dion R. Holm, City Attorney (San Francisco), and Bernard J. Ward, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellants.

Charles P. Scully for Respondent Hanley.

Alfred J. Hennessy for Respondent Reilly.

SPENCE, J.

These appeals are from judgments ordering the issuance of writs of mandate requiring the restoration of the two petitioners to their respective former positions of superintendent of jail under the sheriff of the city…