Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Buttram
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 11, 1999No. 1971292PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Justice.
This declaratory-judgment action concerns the authority of the chairman of the Jackson County Commission, Joe Buttram, *1098to fire employees of Jackson County, in light of the holding in Nicholson v. Gant, 816 F.2d 591 (11th Cir.1987). We reverse and remand.
Joe Buttram, chairman of the Jackson County Commission, filed this action against Terry West, the county administrator; the members of the Jackson County Commission;1 the members of the Jackson County Personnel Board;2 and certain clerical-staff employees of the county.3 Buttram’s complaint sought, pursuant to § 6-6-220 et…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Century 21, Etc. v. Ala. Real Estate Com'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Missildine v. Avondale Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Nicholson v. GantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Higgins v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Lockridge v. ETOWAH COUNTY COM'NCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- C.L.W. v. Madison County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2014
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