Nicholl v. City of San Francisco

This is an appeal on the judgment-roll by the City and County of San Francisco from a declaratory judgment to the effect that William H. Nicholl, the respondent, as adult probation officer of the said city and county, is not subject to compulsory retirement from said office under the terms of article XVII, section 1, of the charter of said city and county, and ordinance number 5561 (new series), enacted to carry said charter provision into effect.

The said charter provision, in so far as here involved, is as follows: “The Board of Supervisors of the City and County are empowered under the…