Schottke v. Jeacock

Prior to January 1, 1942, the six petitioners, all veterans, held positions in the competitive class of the civil service in the Veterans Bureau of Brie County. On November 25, 1941, they were ¿notified by the respondent, Commissioner of Social Welfare of that County, that owing to a decrease in *244the number of home relief cases, and in the interest of economy, it was necessary to reduce the number of positions in the entire department for the year 1942, and that therefore their positions were being abolished as of December 31, 1941, and that each Avould be deemed suspended Avithout pay and his…