Corbett v. Civil Service Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by tbe civil service commission of Seattle from a judgment of tbe superior court for King county, Tail-man, J., entered April 1U, 19023 upon findings of fact and conclusions of law made by tbe court after a hearing upon a writ of review, reversing tbe decision of said commission and reinstating tbe respondent, Samuel G. Corbett, as a member of tbe police force of said city.
1Opinion of the CourtAnders, J.
On and prior to February 14, 1902, tbe respondent, Samuel G. Corbett, was a member of tbe police department of tbe city of Seattle, and on that date was, under the classified civil service, a first-grade detective in said department. On tbe date aforesaid tbe chief of police of tbe city made an order removing the respondent from tbe department, and, in accordance with tbe provisions of tbe charter, filed with the civil service commission of tbe city his order of removal, and a statement of tbe cause of tbe removal, which was “for attempting to search tbe *192house of J. H. Brownlee, at 319 Boren…
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