TONKIN v. JACKSON COUNTY MERIT SYSTEM COM'N

No. WD 30756.

599 S.W.2d 25 (1980)

Max TONKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent, v. JACKSON COUNTY MERIT SYSTEM COMMISSION; Richard Hammett, Chairman; Karen Ingram, Member; Paul L. Kartsonis, Member; Susan Wilkinson, Member; Neal E. Millert, Member; and County of Jackson County, Missouri, a Political Subdivision of the State of Missouri, Defendants-Respondents-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied May 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Tonkin, Gary E. Haggerty, Kansas City, for plaintiff-appellant-respondent, Tonkin.

Michael F. Dandino, Associate County Counselor, Kansas City, for defendants-respondents-appellants, Jackson County Merit System Commission, et al.

Before CLARK, P. J., and DIXON and SOMERVILLE, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 5, 1980.

DIXON, Judge.

Cross appeals from a circuit court judgment reversing the action of the Jackson County Merit System Commission in upholding the discharge of a merit system employee present the issues.

The Commission contends on its appeal that the circuit court erred in reversing the Commission on the ground that the Commission improperly shifted the burden of proof. The employee...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases