Ward v. Richfield City

716 P.2d 265 (1984)

Boyd A. WARD, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

RICHFIELD CITY, a municipal corporation, et al., Defendants and Respondents.

No. 18431.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 16, 1984.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1986.

George E. Brown, Jr., Midvale, for plaintiff and appellant.

Ken Chamberlain, Richfield, for defendants and respondents.

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Boyd A. Ward appeals from an order granting defendant Richfield City's motion to dismiss his complaint for lack of jurisdiction.

On April 2, 1981, Ward was terminated as chief of police of the city of Richfield, a third-class city, when the…