Lansden v. Tucker

The Civil Service Commission of Nashville, after a hearing, found City Policeman James H. Tucker, Jr., guilty of the written charges upon which he was tried, and dismissed him from the service. Writ of certiorari issued at the behest of Tucker to bring the proceedings before the Civil Service Commission to the Circuit Court of Davidson County.

After the return of the Commission to the writ, Tucker moved for an order upon the Commission to reinstate him to his position as a City Policeman, and to direct the payment of the salary to which he was otherwise entitled during the period of…