Legal Opinion
Patton v. City of Grand Prairie
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1985No. C-3495PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Justice.
This is an appeal by a city police officer who was suspended pursuant to the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act. 1
Alan T. Patton was indefinitely suspended on November 23, 1981, by the Chief of Police of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas. Patton appealed the suspension to the Grand Prairie Civil Service Commission which reduced the suspension to ten days without pay. Patton then appealed the Commission order to the District Court of Dallas County which dismissed the appeal after determining that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction. The court of appeals…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission v. BlanchardTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Crawford v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Fox v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- City of Laredo v. Solis, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
- Patton v. City of Grand PrairieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
3Cited by10 opinions
- Wilson v. AndrewsTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Waco v. KelleyTexas Supreme Court · 2010
- Kirkwood v. City of Corsicana, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1994
- City of Houston v. Anderson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- City of Lubbock v. Knox, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1987
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