Gilbert v. Board of Police & Fire Commissioners
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District. Hon. Samuel A. Merritt, Judge. In the matter of the application of William Gilbert for a writ of certiorari to review the action of the board of police and fire commissioners of Salt Lake City in discharging relator from the fire department. From the judgment of the district court for relator, the board appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District. Hon. Samuel A. Merritt, Judge. In the matter of the application of William Gilbert for a writ of certiorari to review the action of the board of police and fire commissioners of Salt Lake City in discharging relator from the fire department. From the judgment of the district court for relator, the board appeals. “A copy of the judgment signed by the clerk, entered upon or attached to the writ and return, constitute the judgment roll.'’'’ Comp. Laws, 1888, yol. 2, § 3128. Consequently the petition which put the court in motion .and…
1Opinion of the Court
Bartoh, J.:
The relator in this case was a member of the fire depart•ment in Salt Lake City, and his contention is that he was wrongfully removed from his position in that department ‘by the board of police and fire commissioners on the 11th •day of August, 1894. It appears from the record that he leld the position for a period exceeding three years imme*384diately prior to bis removal; that tbe said board claimed’ tbe right to remove him under and by virtue of chapter 37, Sess. Laws 1894, and, in case he desired to be reappointed, to compel him to undergo a competitive examination, as therein…
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