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· 1/24/1952

Ellison v. Norman

Citations

  • 256 Ala. 610
  • 56 So. 2d 654
  • 1952 Ala. LEXIS 23

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  • “[T]he Superintendent of Police, as the appointing authority, has no mandatory duty to promote; he enjoys ‘much’ discretion in choosing employees properly certified as eligible; and promotions do not take place automatically or as a matter of right.”

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Judges: Simpson, Livingston, Foster, Goodwyn

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