State Ex Rel. Reuter v. Board of Com'rs of Port

Relator brought this suit under the provisions of Act No. 15 of Extra Session' of 1915. A brief summary of the pleadings is all that is required for a proper understanding and decision of the case.

The petition alleges that relator was a civil service employee of the board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans; that, without cause or trial, he was summarily dismissed from the service of the board on February 15, 1920. The prayer of the petition is for a mandamus commanding the board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans to reinstate relator to the position from which he was…