Kluth v. Andrus

The first question to be considered is whether Kluth, having served the three-month probationary period provided for in Section 486-13, General Code, after his certification by the commission and his appointment on August 16, 1949, can thereafter be reduced in rank from lieutenant to sergeant without compliance with the provisions of Sections 486-17 and 486-17a, General Code. Since there is no allegation in the pleadings and nothing in the opening statements, charging Kluth with sponsoring or participating in or having anything to do with the alleged improper conduct of the civil service…