Reynolds v. Carter County

DON E. BURRELL, Judge.

Paul Bryant and Jerry Reynolds (“Plaintiffs”) each served as the Sheriff of Carter County. Each sued Carter County and its Commissioners, Eddie Ballard, Lynn Mur-dick, and Gene Oakley, (“Defendants”) for past wages they claimed they should have received. The case was ultimately submitted to the trial judge on stipulated facts. After the trial court entered a judgment awarding each plaintiff monetary damages, Defendants filed a motion for new trial. The trial court granted Defendants’ request without stating any grounds for its ruling. Plaintiffs now appeal that decision.

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