Nottingham v. City of Yukon

766 P.2d 973 (1988)

Charles NOTTINGHAM, Appellee,

v.

CITY OF YUKON, Oklahoma, a municipal corporation, Appellant.

No. 66245.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 15, 1988.

As corrected November 16, 1988.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1989.

Ramey, Biehler, Miller & Flanagan by Fenton R. Ramey and Patricia A. Flanagan, Yukon, for appellant.

Miller & Associates by Ray E. Zschiesche, Yukon, for appellee.

HODGES, Justice.

The issue presented is whether a city manager has either the express or implied authority to settle and compromise an employee's claim of wrongful demotion. We hold that the city manager…