PHILLIPS v. CITY OF FLINT

Docket No. 17960.

57 Mich. App. 394 (1975)

225 N.W.2d 780

PHILLIPS v. CITY OF FLINT

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided January 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Forrest, Jr., for plaintiff.

Patrick H. Hynes, for defendant.

Amicus Curiae: Michigan State AFL-CIO and Michigan State Fire Fighters Union, by Marston, Sachs, O'Connell, Nunn & Fried, P.C. (by Theodore Sachs and Charles Looman).

Before: QUINN, P.J., and V.J. BRENNAN and CARLAND, JJ.


V.J. BRENNAN, J.

Plaintiff, Donald Phillips, is an employee of defendant City of Flint and is president of the City employees' union. On June 15, 1973, he brought an action to enjoin the defendant from enforcing sections 254 and 255 of the Flint City Charter which prohibit city employees from engaging in certain types of political activity.

Section 254 requires:

"No officer or employee of the City shall discharge, degrade or promote or in any manner...

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