Legal Opinion
Bernard v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 28, 2007PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · CainWilliam B. Cain, J.
in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S., and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., joined.
Two former police officers sought several tangible benefits of retirement guaranteed by Metro ordinances and police department policies. The officers requested such benefits and were denied, the Deputy Chief of Police citing a lack of good standing, as required by the ordinances, as the reason. The officers filed a declaratory judgment action. Metro filed a motion to dismiss asserting that a common law writ of certiorari should have been filed instead. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss. We…
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