Legal Opinion
Guinn v. City of Eufaula
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 26, 1983No. 82-319PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Eufaula, Mayor George Little, and Police Chief Gene Moore upholding the mayor's dismissal of Lieutenant Ules Guinn from the Eufaula police force. We affirm.
On February 23, 1981, Lt. Guinn, an officer with six years service with the police force, received the following letter from Chief Moore:
"It has been reported to me that on two recent occasions you have spent considerable time, during your official shift, at a private residence for personal reasons. In addition, you were in the middle of a domestic problem, during your…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Trustees of Dartmouth College v. WoodwardSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Zeigler v. South & North Ala. R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1877
3Cited by4 opinions
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