Durkin v. Board of Police & Fire Commissioners for City of Madison

This appeal presents three issues: (1) Can the circuit court, on motion and after its decision has been rendered, change the nature of the action from a petition for review of an order of the Police & Fire Commissioners to include a petition for writ of certiorari; (2) does a collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Union granting amnesty to firemen who participated in a strike abrogate the right of an elector to file a complaint as provided in sec. 62.13 (5) (b), Stats., and the duty of the Board to *117process such a complaint; and (3) was the decision of the Board reasonable?

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