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BLAIR v. STATE EX REL. WATTS

555 S.W.2d 709 (1977)

Leland BLAIR et al. v. STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Frank Watts et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

September 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Fleming, Courtney & Fleming, Columbia, for appellants.

John W. Steenbergen, III, Sanders & Steenbergen, Columbia, for appellees.

FONES, Justice.

OPINION

Defendants appeal from the action of the trial court in issuing a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the City Manager of Columbia to appoint as Assistant Chief of Police one of three candidates originally certified to him by the Civil Service Board as having the highest rating. After one of those three withdrew, the Board certified two additional candidates and the City Manager appointed one of them.

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