Legal Opinion
Nicholson v. Gant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 1987No. 86-7031PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
In this case we review the propriety of a directed verdict granted in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Tillie Nicholson, against the defendant-appellants, Jackson County Commission and Sam Gant, II, Chairman. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant-appellants deprived her of both due process under the fourteenth amendment and freedom of speech under the first amendment. Finding no error, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On January 12, 1976, the plaintiff-appellee Tillie Nicholson (hereinafter Nicholson), was employed by the defendant-appellant Jackson County Commission (hereinafter Commission)…
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