Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 28, 1996No. 1941820PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We granted certiorari review in order to address a single legal issue: The preclusive effect of an administrative determination of a constitutional claim, when the aggrieved person does not seek judicial review of the administrative decision as authorized by law.
Alton Wayne Smith was a tenured instructor at the Alabama Aviation and Technical College ("AATC"), a state institution of higher learning. In August 1991, Smith was terminated as an avionics instructor, after having served for 14 years in that position. The reasons given for his termination were violations of the sick leave policy,…
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