Legal Opinion
City of Buchanan v. Pope
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1996No. A96A0927PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Jimmy V. Pope served as the Chief of Police of the City of Buchanan, Georgia for approximately 21 years. In November 1993, the Mayor and Council of the City voted not to renew Pope’s term of employment under the city charter. The City then brought this declaratory judgment action seeking clarification of a potential conflict between Pope’s employment status under the charter and the provisions of a personnel manual drafted by Pope for the police department and adopted by the City.
Pope answered and counterclaimed for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He…
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