Righter v. Adrian Civil Service Commission

On April 18, 1964, appellant Joseph C. Righter, a 55-year-old police sergeant from the city of Adrian, was called before the Adrian city administrator and told that he had been observed visiting a certain single woman, who will hereinafter be referred to as Miss X, “at such hours and in such a manner as to bring discredit upon the police department.” Appellant was questioned by the city administrator as to whether he had frequently been to Miss X’s home in the late hours of the evening and in the early hours of the morning. Appellant stated that the only time he ever went to the home of Miss…