Legal Opinion
Goddard v. City of Albany
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2009No. S09A1102PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
This is an appeal concerning appellant Mattie Goddard and her former employer appellee the City of Albany and appellee city manager Alfred D. Lott. In February 2006, Lott terminated appellant from her job as the director of Albany’s civic center because he was dissatisfied with her performance. Prior to finalizing the termination, Lott held a meeting allowing appellant to come forward with evidence to challenge her termination. Appellant appeared at the meeting with an attorney and presented evidence, including witnesses. Lott declined to change his decision terminating…
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