HOPSON v. McGINNES


391 A.2d 187 (1978)

Erskine HOPSON, Appellant, v. Earl McGINNES, Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services, and Paul W. Keve, Director, Division of Adult Corrections, State of Delaware, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided May 16, 1978.

Revised July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Scanlon, of Scanlon & Leszcz, Dover, for appellant.

Paul S. Swierzbinski, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dover, for appellees.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., DUFFY and McNEILLY, JJ.


DUFFY, Justice:

Erskine Hopson was discharged from his job as a Correctional Officer in the Division of Adult Corrections. He was a State Merit System employee. 29 Del.C. § 5901, etc. He thereafter filed an appeal with the State Personnel Commission.1 After hearing, the Commission was evenly divided by a 2-to-2 vote.2 Two of the members concluded that Hopson...

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