PERRY v. O'FARRELL

No. 16063.

212 P.2d 848 (1949)

120 Colo. 561

PERRY et al. v. O'FARRELL.

Supreme Court of Colorado, en Banc.

October 31, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Glenn Donaldson, Abe L. Hoffman, Denver, for plaintiffs in error Bertha V. Perry, Donald B. Robertson, and Benjamin E. Sweet, as civil service commissioners and constituting the Civil Service Commission of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado; and Leonard M. Campbell, as Manager of Safety and Excise of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado.

Horace N. Hawkins, Jr., Denver, for plaintiffs in error Rex F. Hunt and Verne E. McCoy.

Anthony F. Zarlengo, B. C. Hilliard, Jr., Tom Nevin, Denver, for defendant in error.

John Zanoni, John R. Barry, Jr., Denver, amici curiae.


HOLLAND, Justice.

On November 7, 1944, at the general election held on that date, an amendment to section 14 of article XII of the Colorado State Constitution was approved and adopted by the people and is, as to all matters here involved, as follows:

"In each and every examination held or conducted by * * * the civil service commission of any political subdivision of the state, including cities * * * chartered * ...

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