Legal Opinion
Bland v. City of Houma
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1972No. 8923PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLANCHE, Judge.
This is an appeal by Homer Bland from the judgment of the District Court which affirmed the decision of the Houma Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, which in turn affirmed and upheld the action of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Houma which dismissed Bland as Fire Chief of the Houma Municipal Fire Department. Plaintiff’s appeal from this District Court judgment was specifically sanctioned by the Louisiana Supreme Court, see Bland v. City of Houma, 260 La. 285, 255 So.2d 771 (1972).
The District Judge rendered Written Reasons for Judgment summarizing the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Brickman v. New Orleans Aviation BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Robbins v. New Orleans Public LibraryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Marchiafava v. Baton Rouge Fire & Police Civil Service BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Linton v. Bossier City Mun. Fire & Pol. Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Patrick v. LAKE CHARLES MUN. FIRE & POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BD.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Broyles v. Baton Rouge Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Sampite v. Natchitoches Fire & Police Civil Service BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Long v. Water Works and Sewer Bd.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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