Lorenson v. City of Los Angeles

Defendant city of Los Angeles appeals from a judgment rendered by the court sitting without a jury awarding to plaintiff1 the payment of salary covering a period during which, pursuant to an order of the chief of police, he was temporarily relieved “from duty from his position as” captain in the police department of defendant city. The principal ground urged by the city as requiring a reversal is plaintiff’s failure to file a claim for the salary within the time limited by certain provisions of the city charter. For the reasons hereinafter stated we have concluded that the judgment should be…