State Ex Rel. Smith v. Barnell

Under the charter of the city of Zanesville, and subject to the civil service rules, can the safety director -of that municipality inquire into and render judgment on charges against a suspended employe of the fire department, after a period of five days has elapsed from the time he received notice of such charges, or does the fact that he has not inquired into and rendered judgment on the charges within the five-day period deprive him of jurisdiction thereafter to act in the case? This is the principal question here before us.

The ¡Court of Appeals, in refusing the peremptory writ of…