BROWN v. GEORGIA DEPT. OF REVENUE

No. 88-8187.

881 F.2d 1018 (1989)

Lafayette BROWN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, et al., Defendants, Harry White, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Rutherford, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants.

Benjamin P. Erlitz, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and RYSKAMP, Senior District Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Lafayette Brown was a Tax Field Agent for the Georgia Department of Revenue. During the first two weeks of May 1984, he did not report to work for several days because he was in the hospital. On discharge from the hospital, he received a letter from the Department of Revenue stating that his absence from work was deemed an abandonment of his position. Subsequently, he was told that he had no appeal rights. Mr. Brown filed suit in federal district...

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