MAHAFFEY v. CIVIL SERVICE COM'N OF CITY

No. 83-597.

350 N.W.2d 184 (1984)

Michael MAHAFFEY, Appellant, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF CITY OF WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil A. Barrick of Robert E. Conley, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Jack W. Rogers of Putnam, Putnam & Rogers, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McGIVERIN, and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

This action was commenced under Iowa Code section 400.27 (1983) to challenge the action of the Civil Service Commission of West Des Moines discharging the appellant, Michael Mahaffey, from his employment as a police officer for that city. The district court heard the evidence de novo and upheld the discharge. We affirm the district court.

The commission's action resulted from its finding that on May 30, 1981, Officer Mahaffey unnecessarily...

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