Sweetnam v. Board of Police Commissioners

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court rendered after a demurrer had been sustained to a petition for a writ of review, the petitioner having declined to- amend. The facts essential to be mentioned for the purposes of this decision are as follows: The petitioner was a police officer of the city of Los Angeles and had been acting in that capacity for a considerable period prior to June 8, 1920. The defendants and respondents are the board of police commissioners of the city of Los Angeles and the individual members of this board. The petition alleges that on or about the…