CLAY v. CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS

No. 96-2087.

577 N.W.2d 862 (1998)

Peggy CLAY, Appellee, v. CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS and Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mohammad H. Sheronick, City Attorney, Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

William H. Roemerman of Crawford, Sullivan, Read, Roemerman & Brady, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Heard by HUITINK, P.J., and STREIT and MAHAN, JJ.


STREIT, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court's reversal of firefighter Peggy Clay's discharge from the fire department for failure to follow a direct order of her supervisor to enter his office. Because we find Clay's refusal did not amount to misconduct under the circumstances and was not detrimental to public interest, we affirm the trial court.

I. Background & Facts.

Clay was a Cedar Rapids firefighter since 1988. She was discharged...

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