Thompson v. City of Florence

STEAGALL, Justice.

We granted certiorari to decide whether the petitioner’s failure to serve a member of the Civil Service Board of the City of Florence with a copy of the notice of his appeal within the required 10-day time period was a jurisdictional defect requiring the dismissal of his appeal to the Lauder-dale County Circuit Court. Petitioner contends that the Court of Civil Appeals’ decision in his case conflicts with Taylor v. Department of Industrial Relations, 409 So.2d 447 (Ala.Civ.App.1982).

Taylor involved an appeal, pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 25-4-95, from a decision of the board…