Harry Tusant v. City of Memphis

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 27, 2000 Session HARRY JAMES TUSANT, JR., ET AL. v. CITY OF MEMPHIS A Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Shelby County No. 00-0484-2 The Honorable Floyd Peete, Jr., Chancellor No. W2000-01431-COA-R3-CV - Filed February 6, 2001 Petitioners, Memphis police officers, filed a petition in chancery court for writ of mandamus to require the city to promote them to certain civil service ranks after they successfully completed the promotional process and are otherwise eligible and qualified for promotion. The trial court denied the…