SOUTHLAND v. S. KINGSTOWN TOWN COUNCIL

Nos. 1218-Appeal, 1158-M.P.

279 A.2d 441 (1971)

Gerard W. SOUTHLAND v. TOWN COUNCIL OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN. (Two Cases).

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Umsted & Going, Scott Umsted, Jr., Newport, for petitioner.

William Leslie, Jr., South Kingstown, for respondent.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

The record here discloses that the petitioner, Gerard W. Southland, hereinafter referred to as Southland, was appointed a member of the permanent police force of the Town of South Kingstown for a probationary period on November 28, 1966. It is not disputed that the probationary period extends for one year from the date of appointment. On December 26, 1967, more than a year after his probationary appointment, the town council...

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