Edwards v. Guthner

Plaintiff in error sought mandate against the proper officials of the City and County of Denver to compel his reinstatement as an operator in the police department of the city. The matter was submitted to the trial court on an agreed statement of facts, and it entered judgment quashing the alternative writ and dismissing the petition. Reversal is sought on writ of error. Reference will be made to the parties as they appeared below, namely, petitioner and respondents.

The agreed statement of facts discloses that petitioner was born June 7,1886; that he was a world war veteran; that he came to…