Legal Opinion

Smith v. Mayfield Heights (City)

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided February 23, 1955No. 23251PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By KOVACHY, PJ.

The Mayor of the City of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, removed the Chief of Police, Clarence A. Smith, plaintiff appellee here, from office after appellee’s explanation of ten specific charges of misconduct, nonfeasance, gross and wilful neglect of duty and incompetence in office had been found unsatisfactory. Upon appeal to the Civil Service Commission of the City by appellee, the order of removal was affirmed after an extended hearing. Appellee then appealed to the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, pursuant to §486-17a GC (§143.27 R. C.). That court, upon review of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stuart v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. Kessler v. StreckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. State ex rel. Keogh v. GilmoreOhio Court of Appeals · 1941

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Davis v. State Personnel Bd. of ReviewOhio Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Tripodi v. Liquor Control CommissionOhio Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. Gibraltar Mausoleum Corp. v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. State v. CarrollOhio Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Warren Sanitary Milk Co. v. Board of Review, Bureau of Unemployment CompensationTrumbull County Court of Common Pleas · 1961

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