Legal Opinion
Arritt v. Grisell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1977No. 76-2358PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Senior District Judge:
Appellant (plaintiff) applied for employment as a police officer in Moundsville, West Virginia. His application was denied by the City’s Police Civil Service Commission on the sole ground that he was 40 years of age and therefore ineligible to take the required physical and mental examinations by reason of West Virginia Code (Michie 1976 Repl.Vol.) § 8-14-12, which establishes an 18-to-35-year age limit for applicants for original appointment to the police force of any city, such as Moundsville, with a population of 10,000 or more. Plaintiff then brought this…
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