City of Spartanburg v. Parris

Brailsford, Justice.

The police and fire departments' of the City of Spartan-burg have been under civil service since 1965. See Act No. 345 of that year, which implemented a special constitutional amendment ratified in 1965. This act was amended in 1966 by Act No. 991.

Larry Dean Parris was a police officer of the City of Spartanburg when the Civil Service Act was adopted and until his discharge by the Director of Law Enforcement, with the concurrence of the City Manager, on March 14, 1967. As required by the Act he was advised of the reasons for his discharge by letter as follows:

“Effective…