City of Evansville v. Nelson

— This case comes to us on petition to transfer from the Appellate Court under Rule 2-23 of this court. See: City of Evansville v. Nelson (1964), 194 N. E. 2d 817, for opinion of the Appellate Court.

This cause of action follows a proceeding before the Civil Service Commission for the Police Department of the city of Evansville, wherein the appellee, a police officer, was discharged after a hearing before that body. The decision was “appealed” and venued to the Warrick Circuit Court which heard the cause de novo, set the decision aside, and ordered appellee reinstated. This appeal followed.

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