Legal Opinion
Brown v. Amaral
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 10, 1983No. 80-399-AppealPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
The event precipitating this action occurred when Sarah Amaral, the then Bristol Town Administrator (Amaral or the administrator), dismissed Frank Brown (Brown or the chief) as the Bristol Police Chief. Following his dismissal, Brown requested a hearing before the Bristol Personnel Board (the board). The board held that his dismissal was politically motivated. It ordered Brown reinstated without loss of pay. The administrator refused to comply with the board’s order and later issued an order to police personnel, directing that they not allow the chief to enter any part of…
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3Cited by51 opinions
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