MERCHANT v. DEPT. OF FINANCE

No. 11282.

391 So.2d 587 (1980)

Hortense MERCHANT v. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., Luz Molina and Gwendolyn F. Bole, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael A. Starks, Deputy City Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, BARRY and SARTAIN, JJ.


SARTAIN, Judge.

Ms. Hortense Merchant appeals a decision of the New Orleans Civil Service Commission which upheld her dismissal as a Food Stamp Worker II with the City's Department of Finance. We reverse as to dismissal and remand.

One of appellant's duties was to count the cartons of food stamps in order that they might be properly accounted for. The letter of dismissal charged appellant with (1) making excessive...

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