Legal Opinion
Ruple v. City of Vermillion
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1983No. 83-1131PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This action arises out of Ann Ruple’s dismissal from her position as Finance Officer of the City of Vermillion, South Dakota. The defendants are the City, the City Manager, the Mayor, and four aldermen who voted to dismiss plaintiff. The District Court1 dismissed the complaint on the ground of res judicata, holding that a prior judgment against the plaintiff in a state court barred the action. We affirm.
After her dismissal, plaintiff first sought relief in the Circuit Court for the First Judicial Circuit of South Dakota. She filed a complaint pleading theories of breach…
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