Demaggio v. Attorney General

Plaintiff, a member of the State Bar of Michigan, filed a petition for a declaration of rights pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 36, Pub. Acts 1929 (3 Comp. Laws 1929, §§ 13903-13909 [Stat. Ann. §§ 27.501-27.507]), the purpose being to secure a declaration of rights under the civil service amendment to the State Constitution, Mich. Const. (1908), art. 6, § 22, and to ascertain whether plaintiff’s State employment was protected by its provisions.

The facts are not in dispute. Prior to January 1, 1941, plaintiff was employed as an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Thomas…