Groseclose v. Bloom

WOLLMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his action for reinstatement as chief deputy sheriff of Sully County or, in the alternative, damages in the amount of $100,000.00 for lost earnings. We reverse and remand.

On December 5, 1978, the county commissioners of Sully County and the city council of the city of Onida, acting pursuant to SDCL ch. 1-24, entered into what was denominated a “Combined Law Enforcement Agreement” (the Agreement). The Agreement, which became effective January 1, 1979, granted to the Sully County Law Enforcement Commission “such law…