Campbell v. Shell

In this suit the appellant filed his petition on the equity side of the Circuit Court of Etowah County seeking a declaratory judgment to the effect that the action of the Civil Service Board of the City of Gadsden, Alabama, has violated the rules and regulations of said Board in making a promotion of one Jack Thornton to the rank of Assistant Chief of the Gadsden Fire Department. The petitioner also seeks an injunction against future promotions of the kind alleged to be invalid. The petitioner is alleged to be a Lieutenant in the fire department of Gadsden, Alabama. Jack Thornton, the person…