Sumeracki v. County of Wayne

Plaintiffs-appellants, while in the employ of the county of Wayne, were also members of the State legislature. On January 12 and 22, 1944, they were indicted by a one-man grand jury sitting in Ingham county for accepting bribes to influence legislation, following which they did not appear for work and because of which they were suspended or removed as county employees. The record shows that all of the appellants (except Sumeracki, who was on a military leave of absence, and Kaminski, with respect to whom the record is not clear) were served with written notice of their order of suspension and…