City of Laredo v. Martinez

I respectfully dissent. Appellee’s suspension arises from a trivial act of misconduct which at most should merit a reprimand. This set of facts should be viewed under the doctrine of de minimis non cur-at lex, which stands for the proposition that the law does not care for or take notice of very small or trifling matters. This doctrine has been used to excuse minor deviations from the letter of the law. See Fort Worth Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Inc. v. Bee Jay Corp., 587 S.W.2d 746, 757 (Tex.Civ.App.-Fort Worth 1979), rev’d on other grounds, 600 S.W.2d 763 (Tex.1980); Anguiano v. Jim Walter…