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CITY OF MEMPHIS v. BEVERLY PRYE

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 26, 2022

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jennifer Sink, City Attorney, and Barbaralette G. Davis, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, City of Memphis.

Attorneys 2: Darrell J. O’Neal and Misty L. O’Neal, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Beverly Prye.

Judge(s): MCGEE

This appeal involves an employment termination case in which an employee of the City of Memphis witnessed the signing of a will, but after the decedent’s death, the probate court determined that the will submitted to probate did not bear the genuine signature of the decedent. Following an administrative appeal, the Civil Service Commission for the City of Memphis unanimously affirmed the decision of termination. The employee filed a petition for judicial review with the chancery court. The chancery court reversed the termination of the employee finding that the Civil Service Commission’s decision to sustain her termination was arbitrary and capricious. The chancery court reinstated the employee with full backpay and benefits. The City of Memphis appeals. We affirm.

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