Legal Opinion
Sorbello v. City of Maplewood
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1980No. 41623PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARD, Judge.
Petitioner Joseph D. Sorbello appeals from a judgment of the circuit court upholding the decision of the City Council of the City of Maplewood discharging him from his position as a police officer of the City of Maplewood.
The petitioner was employed as a lieutenant in the Maplewood Police Department before his discharge on May 13, 1977. The discharge letter read as follows:
Sir,
Effective this date, May 13,1977, you are hereby discharged as a lieutenant from the Maplewood Police Department. Cause for dismissal: Disobedience of a direct order on the 5th day of May, 1977. Subject:…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Giessow v. LitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Schrewe v. SandersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Ried v. City of MaplewoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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- Gollaher v. St. Louis County Civil Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
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