State, Ex Rel. Curtis v. Decorps

The relator, Clarence John Curtis, having been denied a peremptory writ of mandamus in the Court of Common Pleas, appeals his cause to this court. It is asked that he be reinstated to the position of pumpman, and that he be awarded the emoluments of that position during the period he has been deprived thereof. The agreed facts disclose the following circumstances’.

On June 27, 1932, the relator and another, having successfully passed a competitive examination, were appointed to the positions of pumpmen in the classified civil service of the city of Canton. On August 1, 1932, prior to relator’s…