City of Tulsa v. Bliss

Lee Bliss instituted an action in the district court of Tulsa county against City of Tulsa, Okla., a municipal corporation, for the purpose of recovering salary for a period of time during which he claims he was “an illegally discharged mechanic.” The jury’s verdict was for the city, but the trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for new trial, and the city has appealed.

The order of the trial court granting the new trial does not contain any stated reason for granting the motion although there is incorporated in the record the remarks' of the court at the time he heard the motion and the…