Bennett v. Price

Earle L. Bennett, plaintiff in error, prior to the initiation of these proceedings, had been a police officer of the City of Pueblo for eight years. The defendants in error were, at all times material to this litigation, members of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Pueblo, and will be referred to collectively as the Commission.

Bennett was discharged pursuant to prescribed procedures by the Chief of Police “for violations of Pueblo Code of Ordinances Sec. 10-2(d) and Sec. 10-11 (d) (4).” This order was appealed by Bennett to the Commission, which, after a de novo hearing, affirmed…