Legal Opinion
Jones v. Jefferson County
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided March 28, 2000No. 06-99-00075-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice ROSS.
Florence Jones appeals a take-nothing judgment rendered by the district court in her suit against Jefferson County. Jones’ suit alleged that she had been dismissed from her position as a deputy county clerk for racial reasons, and that she was not rehired by the county for employment in other positions in retaliation for her filing of a discrimination complaint and for filing this lawsuit.
Jones, who is African-American, was initially hired by the Jefferson County Clerk’s office in April 1990. She first performed filing duties, but then began performing clerk…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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