Albert Jenkins v. Richard Gordon Hatcher

On July 31, 1973, the trial court, finding no genuine issue as to any material fact, granted summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees in an action wherein plaintiff-appellant Albert Jenkins had sought reinstatement to his former rank of battalion chief in the Gary Fire Department, damages for his allegedly improper demotion to the rank of captain and injunctive relief prohibiting the promotion of captains or other firemen acting as battalion chiefs. Whether the trial court was correct in granting summary judgment is the single issue confronting this court on appeal.