Legal Opinion
City of Austin v. Castillo
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 27, 2000No. 03-99-00749-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN E. POWERS, Justice (Retired).
The City of Austin (the “City”) appeals from a judgment recovered by Michael Castillo and other plaintiffs employed by the City as police officers. We will reverse the judgment in part, remanding for a new trial the part reversed, and affirm the balance of the judgment. See Tex. R.App. P. 43.2(b), (d), 44.1(a), (b).
THE CONTROVERSY
The City operates its police department under the provisions of Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. In the matter of police-officer salaries, the legislature has directed that “all officers in the same classification are…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lee v. DowneyTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Morris & Cummings v. State ex rel. GussettTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Kierstead v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Mokwa v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
- Northern Texas Utilities Co. v. Community Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Walker Insurance Services v. Bottle Rock Power Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- City of Round Rock v. Whiteaker, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Welch v. Hrabar, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Bell v. City of Grand Prairie, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
- Kendziorski v. Saunders, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
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