Phillips v. St. Paul Human & Civil Rights Commission

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of the district court.

On August 13, 1964, the St. Paul city council passed an ordinance 1 creating the St. Paul Human and Civil Rights Commission, which took over the duties of the St. Paul Fair Employment Practice Commission. The ordinance provided that the executive secretary of the old commission would be executive secretary of the new one. 2 Seth R. Phillips had held that office since November 16, 1961, having been appointed by the old commission and his appointment ratified by the St. Paul city council. On September 20, 1966, the new commission…