Legal Opinion
Bunt v. City of Garden City
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1990No. 17618PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISTLINE, Justice.
James Bunt served as a Garden City police officer from January 1978 to May 1982. In May of 1982, the Garden City Council removed Police Chief Gussie and appointed Bunt as the acting chief. A search for a permanent replacement was conducted. Bunt applied and was appointed for an unspecified term by the Council as the Chief of Police September 14, 1982. In January of 1986, Bunt was removed by the unanimous vote of the Council. No specific reason was supplied by the Council for its action and no hearing was conducted. Bunt filed a lawsuit against Garden City, alleging that his…
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