Arnold v. Wapello County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon C. W. Vermillion, Judge. Action of mandamus to install the appellant, an honorably discharged soldier of the Civil War, in the position of janitor of the courthouse of Ottumwa, by virtue of his right to preference in such employment, under the soldiers’ preference law (Code Supplement 1907, section 1056-a15.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
On February 23, 1911, the plaintiff, an old soldier, applied to the defendants as a board of supervisors to fill a vacancy as janitor of the courthouse. On the same day, the board by a majority vote appointed one William Brady, who was not an old soldier. Thereupon this action was begun, and an alternative writ was issued, and a return 'thereto made by the defendants and a hearing had thereon before the court. At such hearing the trial court found that Brady had been illegally appointed, in that the board had made no investigation nor given any consideration to the qualifications of the…
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