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BETTIS v. CITY OF ATLANTA CIVIL SERVICE BOARD

38481.

249 Ga. 398 (1982)

291 S.E.2d 507

BETTIS v. CITY OF ATLANTA CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sibley & Sibley, Jack N. Sibley, for appellant.

James A. Barnett, Marva Jones Brooks, for appellee.

CLARKE, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether a trial court in a contempt proceeding may enter an order which has the effect of modifying a previous unappealed mandamus judgment. We hold that it cannot.

Appellant was dismissed from employment by the City of Atlanta on March 27, 1978. The dismissal was upheld by the Civil Service Board of the City of Atlanta (hereinafter "the Board") but ultimately reversed by the...

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