Legal Opinion
Laverne Belk v. City of Eldon, Scott Harrison, Steve Wood, Brad Veach, Ron Bly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2000No. 99-3911PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.
Láveme Belk, formerly an employee of the city of Eldon, Missouri, filed suit against the city and Scott Harrison, Steve Wood, Brad Veach, and Ron Bly, four members of its Board of Aldermén, in their individual capacities (collectively, the defendants), claiming that her discharge was in retaliation for the exercise of her First Amendment rights. The district court 1 entered judgment on the jury’s verdict for the plaintiff and awarded damages, including front pay. The defendants appeal, contending that the district court should have granted their motions for judgment as a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Melvin White v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee Schay, United States of America v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee SchayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by124 opinions
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