City of Asheville v. Aly

DAVIS, Judge.

Petitioner City of Asheville (“the City”) appeals from the trial court’s order finding that the termination of Respondent Roger S. Aly (“Respondent”) from his employment with the City of Asheville Police Department (“APD”) was not justified. After careful review, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Factual Background

In July 2009, while employed by the APD as a police officer, Respondent rented a laptop computer for his personal use from a rental store called Aaron’s. The rental agreement stated the computer was “rent to own,” meaning that after a certain number of payments,…