Valentine v. Redford Township Supervisor

371 Mich. 138 (1963)

123 N.W.2d 227

VALENTINE

v.

REDFORD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR.

Calendar No. 26, Docket No. 49,879.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided September 4, 1963.

Marvin Blake (Ronald M. Rothstein, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Kasoff, Young, Gottesman & Kovinsky (Allen J. Kovinsky, of counsel), for defendants.

DETHMERS, J.

Plaintiff is an honorably discharged marine of World War II. Prior to February 24, 1961, he was a detective on the Redford township police department. On that date he was notified by letter from the township supervisor that, effective immediately, he was permanently removed as a…