Legal Opinion
Larsen v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 14, 1901No. Nos. 12,593 — (148)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $311.11, and interest, arrears of salary as sergeant of police. The case was tried before Otis, J., who found in favor of plaintiff for $175 and interest. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
May 1, 1887, at the time the mayor of the city of St. Paul attempted to appoint the plaintiff a police sergeant, it was provided by the charter (Sp. Laws 1887, c. 18, § 12) as follows:
“The mayor shall appoint the chief of police, the captains, the detectives, the sergeants and all policemen, patrolmen and police officers at any time appertaining to the police department of said city, and by whatever name designated, with the advice and consent of the common council; but no person shall be eligible to the appointment as policeman, patrolman or other police officer, who is not a citizen of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baldwin v. AllisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1860
- Byrnes v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
3Cited by17 opinions
- People v. ShawyerWyoming Supreme Court · 1924
- Spurck v. Civil Service BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp. v. New Mexico Environmental Improvement BoardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Young v. Town of MorrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Webb v. City of HugoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
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