State ex rel. Wendling v. Board of Police & Fire Commissioners
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: E. C. Higbee, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTimlin, J.
The appellant, a member of the pólice force, was removed for misconduct by the respondent board, acting *296■under sec. 959 — 45, Stats. 1913. Upon certiorari to the board their order was affirmed, and from the judgment of the circuit court in the latter proceeding the appeal to this court is taken.
Two points are made for reversal: (1) that no charges in writing were filed either by the chief of police or by an elector of the city against the appellant, but the board acted as complainant, or, in other words, filed the charges on its own initiative and in its own behalf; (2) the board failed to…
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