Leanord v. Board of Directors of Jackson County Rural Fire District No. 3

Petitioner appeals from the circuit court’s judgment upholding respondents’ decision to dismiss him. The dis-positive issue is whether the circuit court had subject matter jurisdiction. We hold that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction, vacate the judgment and remand for dismissal of the case.1

Petitioner was a firefighter for Jackson County Rural Fire District No. 3. In February, 1983, the fire chief of the district, after determining that petitioner had supplied false information on certain employment forms, decided to dismiss him. The chief gave him a copy of a letter setting forth the…