Supreme Court of Alabama April 27, 1979, 78-69 (Morgan v. Hope)

MADDOX, Justice.

Appellants are guards at the Alabama Department of State Docks. They filed suit in which they asked the court to determine that they were “law enforcement officers” within the meaning of Code 1975, § 36-21-3 (Act No. 206, Third Special Session 1975) and, therefore, entitled to the lump sum payment, or “longevity pay” authorized by that section.