State ex rel. Thein v. City of Milwaukee

The trial court was of the opinion that a new position was created in 1923, that the plaintiff was entitled to seniority rights based upon his standing in the pro- • motional examination which was held in that year, and that *16the former position with which the defendants seek to identify the relator was abolished, with the result that all rights of seniority pertaining thereto came to an end. These conclusions of the trial court are based upon evidence showing a well-defined plan to reorganize the work of the department and to create new positions which would require greater qualifications on…