Legal Opinion
Nottingham v. City of Yukon
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 16, 1988No. 66245PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The issue presented is whether a city manager has either the express or implied authority to settle and compromise an employee’s claim of wrongful demotion. We hold that the city manager lacked authority to settle and compromise an employee’s claim under the Yukon City Charter.
Appellee, Charles Nottingham (employee), was employed by the City of Yukon as a captain in the fire department. In March, 1981, he was demoted from the rank of captain to the rank of firefighter because he drove a fire truck to the grocery store to pick up his lunch. When the city manager gave the…
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