ABNEY v. CITY OF WINCHESTER


558 S.W.2d 622 (1977)

Jesse ABNEY, Larry Bowling, Paul Bruton, J. Mark Christopher, Lonnie Cole, Boyd Elliott, Donald Fox, Wilgus Fox, Robert Frazier, Bobby Henry, Russell Hisle, Vernon Johns, Harry Johnson, Danny R. Jones, William Kennon, Ollie Kenney, Larry Potter, Gary Potts, Shelly Rapier, J. D. Reffett, Michael Schneble, Albert Slusher, Eddie Snowden, Jackie Stamper, Joe Stewart, Shirley Templin, Michael Watkins, Wallace Whitted, Robert Wolfe, Floyd Wright, Tommy Wright, and Gary W. McCord, Appellants, v. CITY OF WINCHESTER, Kentucky, by and through its Mayor, Charles G. Stephenson, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied January 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake H. Page, Winchester, for appellants.

Edsel T. Jones, Winchester, for appellee.

Before HOGGE, PARK and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


WINTERSHEIMER, Judge.

Appellants, thirty-two full-time firefighters for the City of Winchester, Kentucky, are appealing their discharge as city firefighters following a hearing pursuant to KRS 95.450 on charges of misconduct for failure to report for duty at the 7:00 A.M. shift on October 12, 1976. The failure to report for work arose out of unsuccessful labor management negotiations. By agreement, the transcripts of the disciplinary hearing before the city legislative...

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