Logue v. City of Carthage

TITUS, Judge.

As a former fireman of Carthage, plaintiff sued defendant city1 to recover unused accumulated sick leave benefits to which plaintiff claimed he was entitled. Except for admitting its status as a municipal corporation and that plaintiff had demanded and been refused the claimed benefits, defendant’s answer to the petition was a simple general denial coupled with the assertion that plaintiff’s pleading failed to state a cause of action. After considering the evidence, most of which was agreed to by stipulation, the trial court made written findings of fact and conclusions of law…