Legal Opinion
Wadman v. City of Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1989No. 87-339PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
As the result of a hearing before the Omaha personnel director, Robert C. Wadman was dismissed from his employment as chief of police of the Omaha Police Division (OPD) on account of insubordination in his refusal to sign disciplinary notices directed by the Omaha public safety director, Keith Lant. After the Omaha Personnel Board upheld *820Wadman’s dismissal, Wadman filed his petition in error in the district court for Douglas County, contending that Lant’s directive to Wadman was unreasonable, so that Wadman’s refusal to obey the directive was not insubordination. The district court reversed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ray v. Minneapolis Board of Education, Special School District No. 1Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
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