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Fraternal Order of Police v. Lansing Board of Police & Fire Com'rs

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1943No. Docket No. 39, Calendar No. 42,200PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] I do not agree that the resolution adopted by the board of police and fire commissioners of the city of Lansing "interferes with the right of an individual to control his private life."

The charter of the city of Lansing, chap. 14, § 212, specifically gives the board "entire control of the police force," and it is thus responsible to the people for the preservation of the public peace. "There is no doubt the control of a city police department is a function of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. Flint City CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Carter v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
  3. Coane v. GearyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
  4. Brownell v. RussellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1904
  5. Hutchinson v. MageeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Building & Construction Trades CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
  2. City of Detroit v. Division 26 of the Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1952
  3. King v. PriestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  4. Congress of Industrial Organizations v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  5. Dwen v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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