Legal Opinion
Texas Employment Commission v. Hughes Drilling Fluids
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided January 15, 1988No. 12-86-00261-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLEY, Justice.
Defendant and sole appellant Texas Employment Commission (hereinafter Commission) appeals from a summary judgment granted plaintiff/appellee Hughes Drilling Fluids (hereinafter Hughes) denying unemployment compensation benefits to John H. Bodessa, a former employee of Hughes.
Bodessa was discharged by Hughes on October 15, 1985, for his refusal to submit a urine sample for drug-screening purposes as required by a company policy. Bodes-sa’s claim for unemployment compensation benefits was initially denied on November 5, 1985, by the Commission’s local office in Palestine.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Farrington v. Sysco Food Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Employment Security Commission v. Western Gas Processors, Ltd.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- Arrellano v. Texas Employment Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1991
- Halbert v. City of ColumbusMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- Baggs v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
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