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CITY OF ATLANTA v. FRY

55889.

148 Ga. App. 269 (1978)

251 S.E.2d 90

CITY OF ATLANTA et al. v. FRY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 7, 1978.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferrin Y. Mathews, John E. Dougherty, Nina M. Radakovich, Henry M. Murff, for appellants.

James C. Carr, Jr., Cullen M. Ward, Terry Pickren, for appellees.

BANKE, Judge.

The appellees, two former Atlanta police officers, brought suit against the City of Atlanta, its Bureau of Police Services, and several members of the police hierarchy alleging that they had been demoted in violation of their constitutional rights. Specifically, they alleged that their demotions came about as a direct result of certain comments attributed to them in a newspaper article. The relief sought was back pay lost as a result of the demotion...

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