Strozewski v. City of Springfield

875 S.W.2d 905 (1994)

Michael STROZEWSKI, Appellant,

v.

CITY of SPRINGFIELD, Respondent.

No. 76407.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 26, 1994.

Timothy J. Harris, John R. Lewis, Springfield, for appellant.

Dennis Budd, Asst. City Atty., Springfield, for respondent.

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Michael Strozewski, a Springfield, Missouri, firefighter, sought a declaratory judgment regarding his rights to pay and vacation benefits under the City's merit rules. A motion for summary judgment was filed by the City and sustained by the trial court. The case was appealed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern…