Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Birmingham City Board of Education
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 30, 1985No. Civ. 4866PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.
Susie Afkins filed an action in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The action arose out of an employment contract between Atkins and the Birmingham City Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as Board). The case was tried ore tenus and the trial court denied the relief sought by the plaintiff. She appealed from the trial court’s order.
In March 1984, Atkins had been employed as a maid with the Board for four and one-half years. On March 22, 1984, she was called in for a conference with Ralph Sheetz, principal at Bush…
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