Scheeler v. Fire & Police Commission of Chillicothe

Plaintiff Barbara Scheeler was appointed to the position of police patrolman for the City of Chillicothe for a probationary period of 12 months beginning December 20,1976. In October of 1977 while driving a patrol car on duty, plaintiff was involved in a two-car accident. The driver of the other car later charged that plaintiff participated in the falsification of an accident report showing the other driver to be at fault. The police department undertook an internal investigation, and because that investigation could not be completed before plaintiff’s probationary period expired, the fire…