Commonwealth, Transportation Cabinet v. Woodall

McDONALD, Judge:

The appellant, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Transportation Cabinet, has appealed from the judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court which sustained the decision of the appellee, Kentucky Personnel Board, that the cabinet’s dismissal of Don Woodall was without just cause. Woodall, now deceased, was formerly employed by the cabinet as a Vehicle Enforcement Officer.

In July, 1984, Woodall became involved in an altercation with another man, Dale Bowman, at a grocery store, which ended when Woodall shot and killed Bowman. Woodall was tried for murder and convicted of second-degree…