SPECK v. CITY OF NEW BERN

No. 723SC43.

188 S.E.2d 756 (1972)

14 N.C. App. 554

Francis M. SPECK on Behalf of Himself and Other Members of the New Bern Police Department, and International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 150 v. CITY OF NEW BERN, North Carolina, et al.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Bowers, New Bern, for plaintiff appellant.

Ward & Ward by A. D. Ward, New Bern, for defendant appellees.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that it was error for the trial court to find that his dismissal without cause or a hearing was proper. Plaintiff argues that the 12-month probationary period, during which he could be dismissed without cause or hearing, should be computed from the date of his conditional appointment by the Board of Aldermen and not from the date he actually reported for duty. If plaintiff is correct, then his dismissal would have been after the...

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