Legal Opinion

Slavin v. City of Detroit

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1933No. Calendar 36,908, 36,909PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.

Stanley Slavin, Steven J. Martek, and Harry E. Peterson, relators, appeal from an order denying a writ of mandamus directing the city of Detroit, Prank J. Murphy, its mayor, and James K. Watkins, its police commissioner, respondents, to reinstate relators as patrolmen on the police force. Relators were relieved from duty without pay, but not discharged* by virtue of an order issued by the police commissioner on March 8, 1932, stating that the police department had been ordered to effect a saving of $122,000 in operating expenses between March 8th and June 30, 1932, and that the only method of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Reiley v. ChatfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
  2. Lethbridge v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Essinger v. New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  4. O'Neill v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
  5. Swantush v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1932

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Rayford v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Freiberg v. Board of Education of Big Bay De Noc School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Fricke v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Gantz v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Ball v. Board of TrusteesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968

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