Legal Opinion
Gunter v. Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2007No. 06-3625PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Charles E. Gunter, Jr., is a city employee in St. James, Missouri. He accuses Mayor William J. Morrison and the Board of Public Works of refusing to promote him because he sued the City. The district court granted the defendants summary judgment. This court reverses and remands.
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Gunter has worked for the city Utilities Department for 27 years. In May 1999, he bought land, outside the city, for residential development. Needing an access road, he purchased an adjoining lot, Lot 33, inside the city. The City initially approved Gunter’s plan to build a house and road on Lot…
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