Legal Opinion
Floyd Campbell v. James R. Purtle
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1999No. 98-4149PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
A police officer who was an at-will employee brought this section 1988 action and state law wrongful discharge claim against his city employer, alleging that he was discharged in violation of public policy and without due process. The district court 2 found that the police officer failed to present evidence that he was fired in contravention of public policy and that he had received an adequate hearing prior to his termination. We affirm.
1. BACKGROUND
Floyd Campbell was employed as a police officer with the City of Hope, Arkansas (City). There is no dispute that he was an…
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- Sheldon L. Wulf v. The City of Wichita, Gene Denton, and Richard LamunyonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Sterling Drug, Inc. v. OxfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Thomas A. Munz v. Tobin Michael, Deputy U.S. Marshal Kirk Papenthien, Deputy U.S. Marshal, David R. Hansen, U.S. District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Wulf v. City of WichitaDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1986
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Floyd Campbell v. James R. PurtleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999