Legal Opinion
Jefferson County v. Suzanne Birchfield.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 17, 2011No. 2090257Published
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Judge.1
Jefferson County, the defendant below, appeals from a judgment in favor of Suzanne Birchfield, the plaintiff below. We reverse and remand.
Procedural History
On July 26, 2006, Birchfield sued Jefferson County. Her complaint, as ultimately amended, alleged that she had served as the appointed chief deputy tax assessor for the Bessemer Division of Jefferson County (“the chief deputy tax assessor-Bessemer”) from September 29, 1987, until October 15, 2006; that she was entitled to cost-of-living adjustments (“COLAs”) to her salary while she served as the chief deputy tax…
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- Dennis v. DobbsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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