Ruddell v. City of Jenks ex rel. Dashner

BARNES, Justice:

The single question presented in this appeal is whether the Trial Court was correct in ordering the Appellants, by Writ of Mandamus, to establish a Board of Review, pursuant to the provisions of 11 O.S. 1971 § 541s, to review the discharge of Ap-pellee, the former Chief of Police of the City of Jenks.

Appellee, Lloyd Ruddell, was summarily discharged from his public employment as Police Chief of Jenks, Oklahoma, by the City Manager on August 19, 1975. The letter of termination, dated August 18, 1975, signed by the City Manager, states only that the termination was due to “the…