Legal Opinion
Chandler v. City of Lanett
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 17, 1982No. 81-271PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert Chandler, appellant herein, brought this action against the City of Lanett and Councilman Knowles seeking damages and reinstatement to a position equivalent to the one he had occupied prior to his dismissal. After hearing the evidence, the trial court entered an order holding: (1) the personnel policies of the City of Lanett satisfy Code 1975, §11-43-180, which requires the City to provide a civil service merit system for its police department; (2) that the City substantially complied with the provisions of the personnel policies; and (3) that it had not been shown to the reasonable…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Texaco, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, the B. F. Goodrich Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Robert E. Robison v. Wichita Falls and North Texas Community Action Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Floyd Fetner v. The City of Roanoke, a Municipal Corporation Henry v. Bonner, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Mann v. City of TallasseeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Evans v. City of HuntsvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Ala. State Tenure Com'n v. Conecuh County Board of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- City of Huntsville v. BilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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