Legal Opinion

Theodis BROWN, Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT OF the CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Et Al., Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 20, 1982No. 82-1280PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Theodis Brown appeals the dismissal of his complaint, which challenged his termination from employment and asked that he be reinstated to his former position as a police officer. The District Court 1 held that Brown’s suit was barred by the three-year statute of limitations set forth in Mo.Ann.Stat. § 516.130 (Vernon 1982). We do not decide whether Mo.Ann.Stat. § 516.130 or a more liberal statute of limitations is applicable, see Garmon v. Foust, 668 F.2d 400 (8th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 102 S.Ct. 2283, 73 L.Ed.2d 1294 (1982), because the principles of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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3Cited by80 opinions

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