Case Name: C. S. Nichols, Director of Department of Public Service, City of Miami, v. State ex rel West D. Archer
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1939-06-20
Citations: 138 Fla. 648
Docket Number: 
Parties: C. S. Nichols, Director of Department of Public Service, City of Miami, v. State ex rel West D. Archer
Judges: Whitfield, Brown; Buford, Chapman, and Thomas, J. J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 138
Pages: 648–649

Head Matter:
C. S. Nichols, Director of Department of Public Service, City of Miami, v. State ex rel West D. Archer
190 So. 11
Opinion Filed June 20, 1939
J. W. Watson, Jr., E. F. B. Brigham and W. W. Charles, for Plaintiff in Error.
Bart A. Riley, for Defendant in' Error.

Opinion:
Terrell, C. J. —
West D. Archer, the defendant in error, was discharged as an employee of the City of Miami. He brought mandamus to enforce his reinstatement relying on his status under the Civil Service Code of Rules and Regulations. A motion to quash the alternative writ was' denied and the City 'announcing that it would rely on' the motion to quash, peremptory writ was issued to which judgment, the instant writ of error was prosecuted.
It is contended that the alternative writ is defective in that it fails to allege any legal duty on the part of the City or that there are funds in the city treasury available to pay relator.
The alternative writ has been' examined as have brief's of counsel, .'and the judgment below found to be free from error. It is affirmed on authority of State ex rel Whitehead v. Ulsch, et al., 137 Fla. 321, 188 So. 216.
Affirmed.
Whitfield, Brown; Buford, Chapman, and Thomas, J. J., concur.