JONES v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

No. 5400.

269 So.2d 273 (1972)

John R. JONES et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1972.

Writ Refused January 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Detweiler, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael A. Starks, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and STOULIG, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

Plaintiff police patrolmen appeal from the rejection by the New Orleans Civil Service Commission of their demand for promotion to vacant field sergeant positions which the Department superintendent has declined to fill from a three-year-old eligibility list. Plaintiffs are the 23 highest-ranked remaining persons on the list (47 promotions having earlier occurred); there are 20 vacancies which have more recently occurred.

In all material respects...

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