Legal Opinion
La Prade v. Department of Water & Power
California Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1945No. L. A. 19040PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
Petitioner Zerah La Prade was successful in the trial court in a proceeding in mandamus to compel his reinstatement as a civil service employee of the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, hereinafter referred to as the department.
Petitioner had attained civil service status as an employee in the department. On August 28, 1942, the department served upon petitioner and filed with the Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the city, hereinafter referred to as the board, a notice of discharge, pursuant to section 112 of the Los Angeles City Charter. The grounds for the…
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