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Blair v. State ex rel. Watts

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 19, 1977PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FONES, Justice.

OPINION

Defendants appeal from the action of the trial court in issuing a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the City Manager of Columbia to appoint as Assistant Chief of Police one of three candidates originally certified to him by the Civil Service Board as having the highest rating. After one of those three withdrew, the Board certified two additional candidates and the City Manager appointed one of them.

The controlling issue is whether the Charter provisions make it mandatory that the appointment be made from the three persons first certified.

The Assistant Chief of Police…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Bennett v. StuttsTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Whitesides v. StuartTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Bradley v. State ex rel. HaggardTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Campbell v. Board of Civil Service CommissionersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Watts v. Civil Service Board for ColumbiaTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  2. League Central Credit Union v. MotternCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
  3. Tusant v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  4. Garrett v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  5. Arthur McRae v. Knox CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004

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