Legal Opinion
Swantush v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1932No. Docket No. 138, Calendar No. 35,822PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorth, J.
The .two questions of law presented in this case are clearly outlined in the following portion of the opinion filed by the trial judge:
“William Swantush and 63 other nonveteran sewer construction inspectors employed by the city of Detroit have filed this bill to restrain the defendants from giving preference in employment to- any ex-service man. They attack the constitutionality of the so-called veterans’ preference act, which is sections 1041 and 1042,1 Comp. Laws 1915, as amended by Act No. 224, Pub. Acts 1919 (1 Comp. Laws 1929, §§ 900, 901).
“The defendants urge that legislation should be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Keim v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Shaw v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- State ex rel. Quintin v. EdwardsMontana Supreme Court · 1910
- State ex rel. Boyd v. MatsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Ellis v. Common Council of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Valley Nat. Bank of Phoenix v. GloverArizona Supreme Court · 1945
- State ex rel. Higgins v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Koelfgen v. JacksonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1973
- Feinerman v. JonesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Smith v. Flint City CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
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