Huffstutler v. Reese

The appellants (Personnel Board) sought a writ of mandamus to force the appellees (Water and Sewer Board) to remove Clayton Guy from his employment as a consultant to the Water and Sewer Board. The Personnel Board appeals the trial court's denial of that petition.

Clayton Guy had been a member of the Water and Sewer Board for seven years prior to his being hired to his present position, the nature of which is the issue at bar. The Personnel Board complains that Guy's employment is contrary to the laws of the Personnel Board, alleging that he was hired outside the merit system as a "consultant"…