Legal Opinion
Barham v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 4, 2013No. S12A1720PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.
A group of firefighters brought a class action lawsuit against the City of Atlanta alleging that the city breached its employment contracts with the firefighters as well as its statutory obligation to provide a fair and impartial promotional process by failing to prevent cheating on a fire lieutenant promotional exam.1 The trial court issued an interlocutory injunction prohibiting the city from making any permanent promotions based on the results of the challenged exam and providing that all appointments would be temporary pending a final decision on the merits of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Martin v. WilksSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Devlin v. ScardellettiSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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