Legal Opinion
Graham v. Marshall
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 24, 1976No. 12929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Judge.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the mayor and the board of aldermen or the elected chief of police has the authority to hire and fire police officers in a municipality organized and governed by the provisions of the Lawrason Act, Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:321, et seq. The lower court held the power was vested in the mayor and board of aldermen. We affirm.
Defendant, Stewart Marshall, was elected Chief of Police of the Town of Lake Providence in May 1974, and took office on July 1, 1974. Several years earlier Joe Lee Graham had been hired as a police officer by the Mayor…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cogswell v. Town of LogansportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Lentini v. City of KennerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Chapman v. BordelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Clement v. City of WestwegoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Clement v. City of WestwegoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lee v. GrimmerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Gros v. Town of PattersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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