Legal Opinion

Price v. City of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 28, 1905No. 5515PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for TCmg county, Bell, J., entered September 29, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, granting a writ of mandate to compel the plaintiff’s reinstatement as a city employee.

1Opinion of the CourtBudkin, J.

On and prior to the 31st day of October, 1903, the plaintiff was employed as a driver in the street department of the city of Seattle, in the classified civil service. On the above date he was removed by the city superintendent of streets for insubordination and neglect and re*378fusal to perform his duty. The superintendent thereupon filed with the civil service commission a statement in writing, showing his reasons for the removal, as required by § 12, of art. 16, of the city charter. Within ten days thereafter the plaintiff demanded an investigation by the civil service commission, and such…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. O'Dowd v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  2. Kimball v. OlmstedWashington Supreme Court · 1899
  3. People Ex Rel. Griffin v. . LathropNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Easson v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  5. State ex rel. Gill v. ByrneWashington Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Yantsin v. City of AberdeenWashington Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State Ex Rel. Perry v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1966
  3. State Ex Rel. Ausburn v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  4. State ex rel. Wolcott v. BoyingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. State Ex Rel. Littau v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1937

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