Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Mobile County Personnel Bd.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 4, 1988No. 86-444PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by plaintiff, Rose Barnett, from summary judgments in favor of defendants, Mobile County Personnel Board ("the Board"); Bernard M. Richardson, Jr., director of the Board; and John A. Gartman, mayor of the Town of Mount Vernon, Alabama, in plaintiff's defamation action arising out of an unauthorized payroll plan in Mount Vernon. We affirm.
Plaintiff was the town clerk of Mount Vernon from 1973 until 1982. As the town clerk, she had the primary responsibility for organizing and issuing the payroll for the town. Although in this position plaintiff acted under the direction of the mayor and…
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