Wright v. Blue Ridge Area Authority

JOHN, Judge.

On appeal, petitioner contends the trial court erred by affirming “the advisory decision of the State Personnel Commission [SPC] issued on June 16, 1997 and subsequently adopted by Respondent.” We reverse the trial court.

Pertinent facts and procedural history include the following: Petitioner Allen J. Wright, Jr., a sixty-six year old, African-American armed services veteran, served in the Korean War between 1951 and 1953. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and accumulated over thirty-four years of experience in the field of accounting.

On 15 February…