Mack v. Hoover

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from the refusal of the court below to award, on a case stated, a writ of peremptory mandamus to the plaintiff, Lawrence W. Mack, who is the appellant here. The latter took a Civil Service examination for the Police Department of Du Bois, a City of the Third Class, in April, 1938, and was appointed by the City Council from a qualified list on July 19,19,39. He served on the police force until Jánuary 17, 1940, when he was discharged by Mayor W. L. Hoover, who had opposed his appointment to the force. His place on the police force was taken by…