Legal Opinion
Leggett v. Northwestern State College
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1961No. 5237PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERGET, Judge.
The plaintiff, Joseph W. Leggett, a classified employee, prosecutes this appeal from the action of the State Civil Service Commission maintaining the dismissal of appellant from his position as night watchman at Northwestern State College of Louisiana.
The record discloses that he was formally notified of his dismissal in a letter addressed to him by the Dean of Administration of the college on February 22, 1958, in which the charge was made in general terms that due to Leggett’s “activities” his usefulness as a watchman had been destroyed. On appeal to the Commission it…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Broussard v. State Industrial School for Colored YouthsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Gremillion v. Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. BoothLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Villemarette v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Leggett v. Northwestern State CollegeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Bonnette v. Louisiana State Penitentiary, Department of InstitutionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Melder v. Louisiana State Penitentiary, Department of InstitutionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Scallan v. Department of InstitutionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Leggett v. Northwestern State CollegeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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