State ex rel. Baker v. Wichert

Decision Date25 February 1953
Docket NumberNo. 33269,33269
Citation110 N.E.2d 771,159 Ohio St. 50
Parties, 50 O.O. 26 STATE ex rel. BAKER v. WICHERT, Mayor et al.
CourtOhio Supreme Court

Nelson Hovey, Akron, for appellant.

Donald F. Kepple, City Sol., Cuyahoga Falls, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

A person who has never taken a civil service examination, either competitive or noncompetitive, has no standing as a civil service employee and is not entitled to the benefits and protection of the civil service law. Relatrix has not established a clear legal right to a writ of mandamus requiring restoration to her former position. State, ex rel. Lynch v. Taylor, Dir., 136 Ohio St. 417, 26 N.E.2d 207.

The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

WEYGANDT, C. J., and MIDDLETON, TAFT, MATTHIAS, HART, ZIMMERMAN and STEWART, JJ., concur.

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