State Ex Rel. Tate v. City of Seattle

This is an appeal by the city of Seattle from a judgment in favor of the relator restoring him to the position of “trackman” in the municipal street railway system operated by the city, and awarding him the salary of the position for a portion of the time covered by his separation from the service.

The appellant city, by its assignments of error, questions the ruling of the trial court in failing to hold that the respondent was duly and regularly separated or removed from his position on September 1, 1931, and also the failure to hold that, in any event, respondent’s right of action is barred…