State ex rel. Bristol v. Walbridge
Missouri Court of Appeals
Certiorari. Removal “for cause,” in legal intendment, means upon sufficient charges, notice thereof, and hearing. State ex rel. v. Walbridge, 62 Mo. App. 164. See, also, People ex rel. v. Commissioners, 72 N. Y. 449; State v. Jersey City, 1 Dutch.
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Certiorari. Removal “for cause,” in legal intendment, means upon sufficient charges, notice thereof, and hearing. State ex rel. v. Walbridge, 62 Mo. App. 164. See, also, People ex rel. v. Commissioners, 72 N. Y. 449; State v. Jersey City, 1 Dutch. (N. J.) 536; Coke in Baggs case, 6 Coke Rep., part 2, 93 (quoted 11 Coke 93); Regina v. Lane, Eortescue, 273; Clark’s case, 2 Orooke, 506; Regina v. Treasury, 10 Ad. & E. 374. Merely one infraction of duty, not being in itself evidential of grossly improper behavior, will not justify amotion from public office. Rex v. Wells, 4 Burroughs, 1999, 2004.…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
On February 9, 1897, the relator, Isaac S. Bristol, was the superintendent of the house of refuge in the city of St. Louis. On that day there was filed before Cyrus P. Walbridge, the mayor of said city, the following charges and specifications against the relator:
“ Charge.
“I.
“willful violation and neg-leot of official duty.
“Specification I. In this, that you, Isaac S. Bristol, superintendent of the house of refuge, heretofore *659duly appointed such by the mayor of the city of St. Louis under the provisions of section 2, of article 4, of the charter of the city of St. Louis, which house of refuge…
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