Legal Opinion
Action for Declaratory Relief by Bowes v. Lake Charles Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1982No. 8832PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
This is a suit for a declaratory judgment. Frank Bowes and Andrew Hersey, both sergeants in the Lake Charles City Police Department, and the Lake Charles Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Board (hereafter the Board) instituted this suit seeking the resolution of a dispute among the parties concerning whether or not Bowes continued to accumulate seniority for promotion purposes while on disability retirement from the Lake Charles City Police Department. The matter was initially submitted for resolution to the Board. However, after an evidentiary hearing, the Board concluded…
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