Gabriel v. Everett

Plaintiff filed a petition for writ of review in the circuit court alleging that the Civil Service Board of the city of Portland “* * * exceeded * * * [its] jurisdiction and/or acted erroneously and/or arbitrarily * * *” when it found that he had been discharged in good faith for the purpose of improving the public service. The trial court upheld the regularity of the proceedings before the Civil Service Board and found that there was evidence to support its decision. Plaintiff then appealed.

Plaintiff had been employed by the city of Portland as a Junior Civil Engineer in the Bureau of Street…