TURNER v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 15561-CA.

437 So.2d 961 (1983)

Jerry L. TURNER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avant & Falcon by John L. Avant, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants-appellees.

Charles B. Peatross, City Atty. by L. Edwin Greer, George W. Lang, II, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The central issue presented on this appeal requires an interpretation of that clause of La.R.S. 33:1992 which directs municipalities above a specified population level to grant fire department employees qualified thereunder annual longevity pay increases.

This suit was filed on August 15, 1979 by 373 employees of the Shreveport Fire Department, individually and as a class action, seeking...

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