Legal Opinion

McClung v. Richardson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 2, 1974No. 28822PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

The Superior Court of Muscogee County issued a writ of mandamus on behalf of the appellee to compel the appellant, as Chief of Police of Columbus, to reinstate the appellee to his position as a sergeant on the Columbus Police Force. Appellee was dismissed from the police department by appellant because of the appellee’s alleged mistreatment of a prisoner. The appellee then appealed *531to the city personnel review board which upheld the dismissal after a hearing.

The appellant seeks reversal of the trial court’s reinstatement order in favor of the appellee on the ground that the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mattox v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  2. City of Cedartown v. PickettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  3. Lindsey v. Board of Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
  4. Wilson v. PattilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Densmore v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Bibb County v. Monroe CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. City of Cumming v. FlowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Blalock v. CartwrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Hatcher v. Hancock County Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Robert Leonard v. The City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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