McGhee v. Dixon

BENTON, Chief Justice.

In 1994, Angela Dixon was dismissed as a state employee. She appealed to the Personnel Advisory Board, which ordered her reinstated with back pay. She later filed a motion for attorney’s fees, which the PAB *848granted. The Circuit Court of Cole County reversed the PAB. After appeal to the Court of Appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const art. V, sec. 10. This Court reviews the agency’s decision, not the court’s judgment, and decides questions of law de novo. City of Cabool v. Missouri State Board of Mediation, 689 S.W.2d 51, 53-54 (Mo. banc 1985).

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For 13 years,…