Nodes v. City of Hastings

Appeal from an order of the district court denying plaintiff’s motion for amended order and affirming a decision of the Hastings Civil Service Commission discharging relator, Allan J. Nodes, from employment as a police officer. It is contended that the order of the commission was arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable, and not supported by the record.

Relator was found to be in violation of Section 29 of the Hastings Police Department Manual of Rules and Regulations and Departmental Orders for having habitually neglected to pay his just debts while in the city’s service.1 After a hearing the…