Legal Opinion

Konyha v. Mount Clemens Civil Service Commission

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1975No. 54919, (Calendar No. 10.)PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.

Steven Konyha seeks reinstatement with back pay as a fireman with the Mt. Clemens Fire Department.

Konyha was discharged by the chief of the department for sleeping through a roll call immediately before a change in shift.

The Mt. Clemens Civil Service Commission found this disciplinary action "justified”.

The circuit court affirmed after affirmatively resolving the propriety of the chiefs and the commission’s consideration of Konyha’s prior conduct as a fireman in determining the extent of punishment.

The Court of Appeals in an unpublished memorandum opinion affirmed stating that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Viculin v. Department of Civil ServiceMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Town of West New York v. BockSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
  4. Peterson v. Department of Natural ResourcesMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Town of West New York v. BockNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Payne v. MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. HendersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. HendersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Core v. City of Traverse CityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Golembiowski v. Madison Heights Civil Service CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979

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