State Ex Rel. Buchanan v. City of Seattle

Respondent, Buchanan, brought this action seeking’ a writ of mandamus to compel Edward Clifford, Edith E. G-attis and George P. Listman, as civil service commissioners, and J. D. Ross, superintendent of the lighting department of the city of Seattle, to induct him into the position of locomotive engineer ; and against the city for salary accruing to the position during the period it was wrongfully withheld from him. He obtained a judgment directing the writ to issue and for salary from February 1, 1929, until such time as he may be • established in the position. The city and the officers…