Legal Opinion
Phillips v. City of Livingston
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1994No. 94-084PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Sixth Judicial District, Park County, denying Howard Larry Phillips’ (Phillips) petition for a writ of mandamus. We reverse.
We restate the issues raised as follows:
1. Do the city of Livingston’s termination hearing procedures supersede statutory termination procedures for firefighters established by the state legislature?
2. Is Phillips entitled to the relief provided by a writ of mandamus?
The city of Livingston (Livingston) employed Phillips as a full time firefighter beginning October 16, 1989. On October 6, 1993, Kenton G.…
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