Carney v. Whelan
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Wayne; Hosmer, J. Mandamus by Henry Carney to compel John B. Whelan and Charles Nichols, commissioner and secretary of police, to credit relator upon the pay rolls of the department with a sum deducted from his salary by reason of absence from duty with leave. There was an order granting the writ, and respondents bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Relator applied for a writ of mandamus to *16compel the respondents, who were, respectively, commissioner and secretary of police of the city of Detroit, to credit him upon the pay rolls of the department with the sum of $26.70, which had been deducted from his pay by reason of his absence from duty with leave for a period of 20 days. The application was granted by the circuit court, and respondents have removed the proceedings to this court by writ of certiorari.
Relator has served continuously as a patrolman on the police force of the city of Detroit since October 29, 1886. Prior to 1905 it had…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Attorney General v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
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