Dishon v. Rice

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Defendants, Richard C. Rice, the Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety (Director), and the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, appeal from the judgment of the trial court in a declaratory judgment action in favor of plaintiff, Bruce Dishon. We affirm.

The case was submitted to the trial court on a set of stipulated facts and exhibits. The record establishes that in February 1974, plaintiff completed a 640 hour course of basic police instruction and graduated from the Greater St. Louis Police Academy. Plaintiff served as a full-time officer…