City of Paris v. Skates

DAVIS, Justice.

The appellee was indefinitely suspended by the Chief of Police of the City of Paris from the classified service of the Police Department of the City of Paris on September 8, 1960. Appellee appealed to the Civil Service Commission and that body upheld the suspension. Appellee appealed to the District Court of Lamar County, and the court ordered him reinstated and rendered judgment against the city for accumulated salary.

The Chief wrote the letter of suspension to appellee, stating that the suspension was for acts and conduct that constituted a violation of Section 5 of the…