City of Pikeville v. May

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellee, Bob May, recovered from appellant, City of Pikeville, the sum of $1493.-30, as salary due him under his employment as a policeman for the City.

On June 27, 1960, at a regular meeting of the council of the City of Pikeville, a motion was duly carried to hire the appellee -as a policeman. May was sworn in as a policeman; he then applied to the Crisman Insurance Agency for the bond required by statute. The chief of police notified-the insurance agency not to issue a bond and stated to it that Bob May had not been hired and would not be permitted to work as a policeman.…