GRANT v. CITY OF BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS

No. 15-2427.

841 F.3d 767 (2016)

Tina GRANT, Administrator of the Estate of Johnny Lee Grant, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Joe Steele , Walnut Ridge, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Ray Bearden , Blytheville, AR, Sara Lynn Monaghan , Arkansas Municipal League, North Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


Johnny Lee Grant, a black male, was fifty-nine years old and had been an at-will employee of the City of Blytheville, Arkansas, (the City), for twenty-seven years when he was fired on September 26, 2012, by Public Works Director Marvin Crawford. Grant filed this action against the City, alleging that he was fired on account...

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