Thompson v. Dunn

The confusion in this case seems to arise in assuming that the Civil Service Board of Fulton County is the first and final finder of the facts. In actuality it is the appointing authority which is the initial finder of the facts. The Civil Sendee Board under the statute is merely an appellate quasi-judicial body.

Section 18 of the act as amended, Ga. L. 1945, p. 850, at p. 854, states specifically that “Such action of the appointing authority shall be final, except the Board may reinstate an officer or employee so removed in case it appears after proper hearing that the removal was made for…