Wadley v. City of Purcell

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

Was plaintiff, Loyd Wadley, discharged illegally entitling him to a writ of mandamus compelling the defending municipality, City of Purcell, Oklahoma, to reinstate him? We hold he was not.

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Wadley was hired by the Purcell Police Department February 27, 1977, and worked as a patrolman until he received a letter dated September 7,1977 from the city manager and the police chief advising him that “[d]ue to a shortage of funds our department is forced to reduce manpower. The position you now hold is being eliminated. Your two weeks notice starts September 7, 1977 and your last…