State ex rel. Wilkins v. Merrell

These issues involve both questions of fact and questions of law. We cannot escape the conclusion that the relator’s position was a permanent one and that the relator was an employee, and both his position and his employment were subject to the Civil Service Acts and that he could not be discharged or laid off except upon good cause and a written statement of the reasons therefor. That no such written charges or reasons were given for his being discharged or being laid off.

We further find that the evidence shows that the relator was entitled to the benefit of Section 486-17 of the Civil…