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HOPPE v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 57849.

340 So.2d 1314 (1976)

John L. HOPPE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Relators, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh T. Ward, Peters, Ward & Miller, Shreveport, for plaintiff-applicant.

John Gallagher, Roland J. Achee, Neil Dixon, James R. Malsch, Shreveport, for defendants-respondents.

TATE, Justice.

The basic issue is whether, in a civil service system based upon promotion on the basis of seniority and examination, employees may nevertheless be appointed to newly created supervisory positions without examination and despite lack of seniority.

The court of appeal held, 327 So.2d 548 (La.App.2d Cir. 1976), that by virtue of Art. 14, Section 15.1, subsection 16, La. Constitution of 1921, seniority and examination...

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