Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Perry v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1966No. 37804PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Does the scope of judicial review of a civil service commission’s approval of the dismissal of a city *817employee encompass a review on the merits? Specifically, the real issue before the court is not “What is right”? but rather, “Who decides what is right”?
Respondent, a Seattle policeman, was dismissed by the chief of police “for conduct unbecoming an officer, for violation of state laws, for conduct likely to bring discredit upon the Seattle Police Department and for the good of the service.” The chief of police filed with the civil service commission a Report of Separation which included a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miller v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Luellen v. City of AberdeenWashington Supreme Court · 1944
- Price v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- State ex rel. Wolcott v. BoyingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1920
- State ex rel. Tidewater-Shaver Barge Lines v. KuykendallWashington Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Vance v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
- Wilson v. NordCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- Deering v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
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