Legal Opinion
James A. Warren v. Dave Crawford
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1991No. 90-8677PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff James A. Warren appeals the district court’s summary judgment denying his claim that he had been illegally terminated from his position as head of the Henry County, Georgia, Department of Transportation (“the DOT”).
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A. Background Facts
In September of 1985, Warren accepted a position as Road Superintendent for Henry County. When he was hired, Warren received a copy of the Personnel Handbook, 1 which he believed established a probationary period of one year, during which he could be terminated at will. After completing the probationary…
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