City of Muskogee v. Grayson

SIMMS, Justice:

Norman Grayson appeals a Muskogee County District Court judgment which reversed a ruling made by the City of Muskogee Merit System Board reinstating him as a Lieutenant in the Muskogee Police Department. The Court of Appeals held that there was a rational basis for the conclusion of the “administrative” board and reversed the district court judgment.

Certiorari was granted to determine whether the correct standard of review was applied and whether the district court erred in holding that the Merit Board acted contrary to law and beyond its authority. Because the Court of Appeals…