Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Salewsky
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 28, 1977No. 3488-1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andersen, A.C.J.
Facts of Case
In a declaratory judgment proceeding, the trial court voided a Centralia, Washington, civil service examination for the position of fire captain, and ordered the City to enact legislation creating a lawful civil service system for its fire department. The City of Centralia, its civil service commission and the successful candidate for fire captain, Alfred Gray, bring this appeal.
The plaintiffs, R. L. Higgins and Warren Cobb, were firemen employed by the City of Centralia and had been unsuccessful applicants at the civil service examination for fire captain…
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