ARANT v. LANE

No. 44.

245 U.S. 166 (1917)

UNITED STATES EX REL. ARANT v. LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1917.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Prescott Gatley, with whom Mr. Samuel Maddox and Mr. J.H. Carnahan were on the brief, for relator.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Warren, with whom The Solicitor General was on the brief, for respondent.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Without competitive examination or certification under the Civil Service law in 1903 William F. Arant, the relator and appellant, was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior superintendent of a national park in Oregon. Following his refusal in 1913 to resign, when requested by the Secretary, he was summarily removed without specification of charges or hearing, and upon his refusal to vacate was ousted...

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