Pruitt v. Lubbock Civil Service Commission

LUMPKIN, Justice.

In this case the appellants — J. W. Pruitt and Woodrow Quinn — seek a writ of mandamus to compel the appellees — the officials of the City of Lubbock 'and the members of the Civil Service Commission of the City of' Lubbock — to reinstate them to their former positions in the classified service of the Lubbock Fire Department. After a hearing before the court without a jury, the appellants’ application for writ of mandamus was denied, and from this action of the court the appellants have duly perfected their appeal.

The appellants, who had been members of the Lubbock Fire…