Mason v. City of Los Angeles

ARCHBALD, J., pro tem.

Millard D. Mason was on the twenty-third day of April, 1928, a duly appointed and acting member of the Los Angeles fire department. On that date, pursuant to order of the chief engineer of said department, he was taken to the psychopathic ward of the General Hospital for observation, and one week later was adjudged insane and committed to the state hospital at Patton. Apparently no affirmative action has been taken to remove him from his position as fireman except that taken by the chief engineer, who on the 3d of May, 1928, entered upon the records of the department…