Collum v. City of Abilene

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by eight firemen of the City of Abilene to recover overtime pay.1 The issue is whether the duties of the firemen, while assigned as inspectors in the fire prevention division, included “fighting fires.” The jury found in favor of the City. The firemen appeal. We affirm.

The applicable statute, TEX.REV.CIV. STAT.ANN. art. 1269p, § 6, before its amendment provided in part:2

Provided further, that in any city having more than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants, according to the last preceding Federal Census, the number of hours in the work week of members of…