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STATE EX REL. PERRY v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 36588.

62 Wn.2d 891 (1963)

384 P.2d 874

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Joseph A. Perry, Jr., Respondent, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

September 5, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.C. Van Soelen and Jerry F. King, for appellants.

Merges, Brain & Hilyer (Edwards E. Merges, of counsel), and William C. Goodloe, for respondent.

DAWSON, J.†

On September 11, 1961, Joseph A. Perry, Jr., after approximately 20 years of faithful service, was removed by the Seattle chief of police from the Seattle police force. Officer Perry's position had been that of patrolman in the classified civil service. Following his removal, charter procedures culminated in a hearing before the Seattle Civil Service Commission. At its conclusion, the commission orally pronounced that...

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