Bassler v. Gordon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This appeal is brought to obtain a review of a judgment quashing an alternative writ of mandamus’ issued at the instance of C. E. Bassler against the mayor and commissioners of Kansas City.

In the writ it was recited that in 1920 Bassler applied for employment by the city as dairy inspector, was examined by the civil service commission, which gave him the highest grade except one, and that within one year thereafter he was legally appointed as dairy inspector by the board of city commissioners, and since that time has discharged his…