Mims v. Blanton

STAKELY, Justice.

W. B. Mims, James E. Putnam and John W. Barbee (appellants) are members of the Board of Commissioners of Phenix City, and Morris J. West (appellant) is the Chief of Police of that city. Douglas M. Blanton (appellee) has been employed as a policeman by the city and by virtue of the Civil Service Act pertaining to the city (Local Acts 1947, No. 15, p. 14), was under civil service status. On September 26, 1960, appellee was indefinitely suspended from the police force by appellant West and on that same day appellant West notified the Civil Service Board of the city of appellee’s…