Smith v. Board of Commissioners

LOTTINGER, Judge.

Following his suspension on April 15, 1970, the petitioner herein, Vincent R. Smith, was informed by letter from the New Orleans Dock Board dated April 29, 1970, of his immediate dismissal as harbor police patrolman because of his alleged acceptance of three bribes for not reporting smoking violations of the no smoking ordinance of said Board. The letter explicitly described the alleged violations, it also provided the names of the three workers from whom Smith had allegedly accepted money and it detailed the circumstances of each of the alleged offenses.

Appellant filed a…