Thompson v. Civil Service Commission of Provo City

I dissent. I think the opinion takes an unrealistic view of the facts. The civil service rules provide that when a chief of the department is relieved for reasons other than for cause he shall be returned to the position previously held by him in the civil service. In case of the removal of the chief it obviously becomes necessary to determine whether he was relieved for reasons other than for cause. In this case the plaintiff was notified by the new chief of the fire department that his employment in the department would terminate January 31, 1941, because he had theretofore been removed by…