CROWELL v. CITY OF EASTMAN

No. 88-8051.

859 F.2d 875 (1988)

Terry CROWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EASTMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Brown, Clayton, Ga., Stephen L. Ivie, Ashburn, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Will Ed Smith, Smith & Harrington, Eastman, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before VANCE and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and NESBITT, District Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, the appellant seeks relief for termination of his employment without due process of law. The district court granted summary judgment for the employer. We reverse because material factual issues are present.

FACTS

On October 17, 1983, John Reddock, city manager of the City of Eastman (Eastman), Georgia, employed the appellant, Terry Crowell, as chief-of-police. Crowell's appointment as...

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