Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Sunderland
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 1926No. Docket No. 5637PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSturtevant, J.
The petitioner was a police officer of the city of Fresno. On or about the seventh day of November, 1925, the petitioner, together with eleven other police officers of the city of Fresno, was indicted by the federal grand jury, charged with the crime of conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act. On November 9, 1925, the respondent A. E. Sunderland, Commissioner of Public Welfare and head of the police department, delivered to the petitioner a writing in words and figures as follows, to wit:
‘‘ Civil Service Board, City of Fresno, California.
“Dismissal.
“Date November 9, 1925, 11:00 a.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- State ex rel. Hart v. Common CouncilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- State ex rel. Cook v. HouserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Joyce v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Stadler v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Barber v. ReynoldsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Cook v. Civil Service CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Aluisi v. County of FresnoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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- North Dakota Game & Fish Department v. BrashearsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982