Finch v. State Department of Public Welfare

LA PRADE, Chief Justice.

At the instance of petitioner, Clarence A. Finch, this court issued an alternative writ, of mandamus directed to respondents compelling them to reinstate him to his position as Director of Public Welfare of Maricopa County, from which he had been involuntarily retired, or show cause for not so doing. By their response and in their briefs respondents have contended that they acted within their lawful authority in retiring petitioner and for that reason the writ should be quashed.

The uncontroverted tacts are as follows: Finch was the Director of Public Welfare of…