CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. GRAFFEO

88-1525.

551 So.2d 357 (1989)

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, a municipal corporation v. Michael G. GRAFFEO.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Watkins and Joe R. Whatley, Jr. of Cooper, Mitch, Crawford, Kuykendall & Whatley, Birmingham, for appellant.

J. Scott Greene of Bishop, Colvin & Johnson, Birmingham, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the City of Birmingham, acting pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 11-43-63, was authorized to enact Ordinance No. 89-46, which effectively removed Michael G. Graffeo, an elected City Council member, from office before the end of his elected term. The trial court answered this issue in the negative. Because of the reasons set forth below, we hold that the trial court erred in granting the injunctive relief.<...

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