Hall v. City of Champlin

WAHL, Justice.

This appeal by relator City of - Champlin (city) challenges a determination by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs (commissioner) that the city violated the Veterans Preference Act by failing to award Jeffrey Hall veterans preference points when he applied for the position of laborer with the city. The court of appeals affirmed the decision of the commissioner. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals.

Respondent Jeffrey Hall is a disabled veteran within the meaning of Minn.Stat. § 43A.11, subd. 5. On February 3, 1989, along with 108 other applicants, he applied for one of…