KARLEN v. JANKLOW

No. 14034.

339 N.W.2d 322 (1983)

Kent KARLEN, Richard J. Ackerson, and Thomas Schmitt, Appellees, v. William J. JANKLOW, Governor, State of South Dakota, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Tonner, Aberdeen, for appellee, Kent Karlen.

Daniel R. Moen, Aberdeen, for appellee, Richard J. Ackerson.

William D. Gerdes, Aberdeen, for appellee, Thomas Schmitt.

Jon R. Erickson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for appellant; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.


FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a writ prohibiting the Governor from conducting a hearing pursuant to SDCL 3-17-3 concerning the removal of appellee police officers Kent Karlen, Richard J. Ackerson, and Thomas Schmitt from the Aberdeen, South Dakota Police Department.* We affirm.

Appellees are police officers of the City of Aberdeen and are governed by the Aberdeen Civil Service Ordinance. Revised Ordinances of Aberdeen...

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