State Ex Rel. Brenner v. Hodapp

Magnet, Justice.

Mandamus to compel relator’s appointment as chief of police of the city of Mankato.

Respondents below were the mayor, the members of the common council of the city, and the city itself. The trial court issued a peremptory writ of mandamus directed to respondents below commanding them to appoint relator as chief of police. They appeal from the judgment entered.

The petition for the writ sets out the following facts: That in December 1947 petitioner, together with one E. A. Vanthuyne and other members of the Mankato police department, took the civil service examination conducted…