Hutchison v. Cartwright

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Appellant seeks reversal of a summary judgment rejecting his claim that he was wrongfully suspended and subsequently dismissed from his position as Beaver County jailer, that the proper Beaver County policies and procedures were not followed in his discharge, that the state’s open meetings law was not complied with, and that he was entitled to reinstatement and damages. We affirm the trial court.

In 1976, Clarence E. Hutchison, appellant, was hired as a deputy sheriff and jailer by the then Beaver County sheriff, Dale E. Nelson. Nelson later died and was replaced by…