State ex rel. McDonald v. Getchell
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Missoula County; John E. Patterson, Judge. Mandamus by the state on relation of P. J. McDonald against Andy Getehell, as mayor of the city of Missoula, and others. From a judgment ordering the writ to issue and an order denying them a new trial, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
The city of Missoula is a municipal corporation organized under the' laws of this state. It is, and for several years has been, a city of the first class. It was governed by a mayor and board of aldermen until 1911, when it adopted the commission plan of government and elected a mayor and two commissioners, who since then have constituted the governing body of the city. In 1910 P. J. McDonald successfully passed an examination before the examining and trial board of the police department of the city, received his appointment as policeman for the probationary term, qualified and discharged the…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- State ex rel. Lease v. WilkinsonMontana Supreme Court · 1918