City of Jackson Police Dept. v. Ruddick

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This case involves a review of the discharge of a police department employee under the Municipal Civil Service Act. Miss. Code 1942 Ann. §§ 3825-30 to 3825—45 (1956). The appointing authority, the Chief of Police, discharged Mrs. Ruddick from her job as a clerk-typist in the Police Department of Jackson, and the City Civil Service Commission upheld that action. The circuit court reversed, on the ground that the City and the Commission did not comply with the rules and regulations of the Commission.

On an appeal of the removal or discharge of an employee, the scope of…