Ewing v. City of Atlanta

SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Lieutenant Herbert Ewing, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the appellees, the City of Atlanta and Richard J. Pennington, Chief of Police. Ewing alleged that the Atlanta Police Department abused its discretion when it denied him authorization for outside employment, and Ewing sought damages for past denials of outside jobs and mandamus relief requiring the appellees to permit him to work future jobs. The trial court granted the appellees’ motion to dismiss, and Ewing has filed this appeal, contending that the trial court erred in dismissing…