Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Worsham v. Brown
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1923No. 17945PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMain, C. J.
— The relator brought this action in mandamus in the superior court, seeking to compel the allowance and payment of a claim for salary. From the judgment entered, dismissing the proceeding, this appeal is prosecuted.
The appellant, for some time prior to April 6, 1922, was a detective in the police department of the city of Seattle, under the classified civil service, and on this day was discharged for cause by the then chief of police. After being discharged, he brought the matter before the civil service commission of the city and a hearing was had before that body at which witnesses were…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- Hitchcock v. TaylorMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Hyland v. WaldoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- People ex rel. Swedish Hospital in Brooklyn v. LeoNew York Supreme Court · 1923
- People ex rel. Cohen v. YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lejeune v. Clallam CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
- St. Joseph Hospital & Health Care Center v. Department of HealthWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Hearty v. MullinWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- Suryan v. Alaska Industrial BoardDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1950
- Hall v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
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