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SITTON v. FULTON

566 S.W.2d 887 (1978)

Milton H. SITTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard H. FULTON, Mayor, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied May 15, 1978.

Petition to Rehear Denied June 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thos. A. Higgins, Thomas I. Carlton, Jr., John P. Branham, Michael Miller, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

George E. Barrett, Charles R. Ray and William R. Willis, Nashville, for defendants-appellees.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court May 15, 1978.

Petition to Rehear Denied by Supreme Court June 5, 1978.

MATHERNE, Presiding Judge.

The issue at bar is whether the mayor of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, had the authority to summarily and unilaterally discharge the Director of the Department of Law of that government, with or without cause.

The chancellor held that the mayor had that authority and...

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