Court of Appeals rules in favor of Olmsted Falls in former police chief’s lawsuit
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio Former Olmsted Falls police chief William Traine’s lawsuit against the city seeking his former job and damages suffered another setback last week.
“On Dec. 24, the Eighth District Court of Appeals, in accordance with established Ohio law, affirmed the trial court’s previous finding that Mr. Traine was not a classified employee of the city and not entitled to any of the statutory protections afforded those in the classified service,” said Reminger Co. LPA attorney Holly Marie Wilson, who represents the City of Olmsted Falls.
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