Morrison v. Department of Highways

MOISE, Justice.

Appellant, Jasper N. Morrison, an employee of the Highway Department, State •of Louisiana, with a permanent Civil Service status, who by choice was not a member ■ofr the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System, was removed from his position for no cause other than that he had reached the age of seventy years.

Appellant bases his appeal to this Court ■on the following errors of law:(a)Age, alone, does not, in fact, constitute a disability or inability to perform many kinds of public service, including the kind performed by the Appellant, and, .therefore, is not a cause for…