Legal Opinion
Miller v. City of Murfreesboro
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 2, 2003PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CainWilliam B. Cain, J.
BEN H. CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., and ROBERT L. JONES, SP. J., joined.
In this retaliatory demotion case, the City of Murfreesboro appeals the action of the trial court in denying a Motion for Summary Judgment as to all issues. We find no material evidence in the record to establish that the articulated reason for the demotion of these three police officers, all of whom are established by the record to be honest and competent officers, is pretextual. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and summary judgment entered for Defendant as to all issues.
In this case, three police officers…
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