State ex rel. Blackwell v. Hatcher

STATON, Judge.

The Gary Firefighters Union No. 359 and several of its members appeal the trial court’s entry of a negative judgment on their claim against the City of Gary, Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, and other city officials. The firefighters sought damages and in-junctive relief for the City’s refusal to pay the full amount of the clothing allowance appropriated for the firefighters by the Gary Common Council for fiscal year 1978.1

On appeal, the firefighters raise the following issues for review:

*120(1) Did the trial court err in holding that the Gary Common Council failed to provide sufficient…