HEINTZ v. CITY OF GRETNA

No. 96-CA-555.

683 So.2d 926 (1996)

Charles HEINTZ v. CITY OF GRETNA Through Its Mayor and Board of Alterman; Gretna Police Dept., Through Its Chief of Police & Gretna Fire Dept. Through Its Chief Fire Officer

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Breedlove, Metairie, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

W.J. Leblanc, Gretna, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE, and DALEY, JJ.


DUFRESNE, Judge.

Charles Heintz, plaintiff-appellant, brings this appeal from a judgment dismissing his mandamus action against the City of Gretna in which he sought to compel the city to establish a municipal fire and police civil service. The trial judge determined that the two volunteer fire companies serving the city were independent contractors, and therefore that no civil service system needed to be instituted. For...

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