Legal Opinion
Ness v. Glasscock
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1989No. 88CA0088PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge DUBOFSKY.
'Marvin Ness (Ness) appeals from the summary judgment in favor of Bruce Glas-scock and the City of Fort Collins (City) on Ness’ breach of contract and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) claims based on events culminating in Ness’ resignation from the Fort Collins Police Department. We reverse.
In December 1984, Ness, a police lieutenant, hid a tape recorder in the squad room to record conversations of fellow officers. The recorder was discovered and during the subsequent investigation Ness admitted his actions. Ness met with Glasscock, the police chief, to discuss the incident…
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