Jennings C. Crockett and Tommy E. Young v. Larry W. Andrews, Members of the Police Civil Service Commission…

Summary

The court held that the police civil service commission had to apply the plain language of its seniority rule, which awarded credit for each full year of service with the department, without adding a requirement of continuous or uninterrupted service. Young's prior service therefore could not be excluded merely because he had briefly resigned and later been reinstated. The court reversed the summary judgment and remanded for further proceedings consistent with that ruling.