Stowers v. Blackburn

Haymond, Judge:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus instituted in this Court in which the petitioner, Claude Stowers, seeks a writ to require the defendants, William F. Blackburn, Kenneth W. Eaton, Walter McCoy, Calvin Slone, members, and John Layne, mayor and member, of the Council of the City of Williamson, West Virginia, a municipal corporation, to restore and reinstate him to the office of chief of the fire department of that city, from which office the petitioner contends he was illegally removed by the council as of September 11, 1954 and by the invalid action of the civil service…