McDonald v. City Manager of Fall River

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus brought against the city manager of Fall River, in which the petitioner, who was duly appointed, regularly enrolled and permanently employed in the labor service of Fall River as a chauffeur since June, 1925, but who had been suspended for lack of work owing to the season of the year, seeks reinstatement. He makes no complaint concerning the suspension.

On May 26, 1928, while he was still under suspension, three men, named Harrington, Northrup and Sylvia, were put to work as chauffeurs, and a written request by the petitioner for reinstatement was…