Kelly v. Morgan

In this application for an order compelling the respondent Morgan to reinstate the petitioner to his former position in the department of public markets it appears that the petitioner was dismissed on February 27, 1934, after eighteen years of service, for the rather trivial offense of being less than two hours late on one occasion and for failing to report such tardiness. He sought and obtained a judicial review of such dismissal by mandamus, and after a trial had before a justice of this court and a jury an order was made directing his reinstatement. Such order was subsequently reversed on…