Missouri Court of Appeals, 2008

Martin v. City of St. Louis

Martin v. City of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided December 9, 2008 · Odenwald, Norton, Cohen
272 S.W.3d 470; 2008 Mo. App. LEXIS 1693; 2008 WL 5470429 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Martin v. City of St. Louis

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

In this consolidated appeal, John Martin, Taylor Poole, James Maulding, Norvell *471 Powell and William Beni (collectively “Plaintiffs”), former permanent Civil Service employees assigned to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport who were laid off by the City of St. Louis (“the City”), appeal the portion of the trial court’s judgment finding that the City complied with the constitutions of the State of Missouri and the United States, applicable ordinances, and the City’s regulations with respect to its selection of Plaintiffs for layoff. 1 The City, John Clark, Stanley Newsome, Sr., Timothy Ogle, Patrick Mar-tocci, and Leonard L. Griggs, Jr. 2 cross-appeal the portions of the trial court’s judgment finding that the City failed to give Plaintiffs proper notice of the layoffs under the City’s regulations, and awarding Plaintiffs damages due to the City’s failure to give proper notice. The judgment is supported by substantial evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence. No error of law appears.

An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided the parties a memorandum setting forth the reasons for our decision. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed under Rule 84.16(b).

1

. Under the City's Civil Service Rules, the term "layoff" is defined as “the removal of an employee because of lack of work, failure of financial appropriation, or other causes which do not reflect on the employee.” Plaintiffs were laid off because of failure of financial appropriation.

2

. At the time Plaintiffs filed their petition: (1) Clark, Newsome, and Ogle were members of the City’s Civil Service Commission; (2) Mar-tocci was the Appointing Authority for the Airport; and (3) Griggs was the Director of the Airport.

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