Civil Service Commission v. Secretary of State

The parties to this appeal agree that “The sole question before this Court is whether the action the civil service commission took in filing suit in the Ingham county circuit court on August 20, 1964, was within the jurisdiction of the Ingham county circuit court.”

Appellants contend that it is a mandamus action with relief sought being “equivalent to a writ of mandamus,” and, thus, the appellate court and not the circuit court had exclusive jurisdiction to consider such an action.

The substance of the complaint follows:(1) The civil service commission endeavored between July, 1963, and…