Legal Opinion
City of San Antonio v. Heim
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided November 20, 1996No. 03-95-00021-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
POWERS, Justice.
We withdraw our previous opinion of July 31, 1996 and substitute the following. Michael Heim recovered judgment for compensatory and punitive damages in his suit against the City of San Antonio under the Texas Whistleblower Act (the “Act”). See Act of May 22, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 268, § 1, 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 583, 609-11 (Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 554.001-009, since amended) (hereinafter “Former Code”). The City appeals. We will affirm the judgment.
THE CONTROVERSY
Heim is employed as a police officer in the “DWI” task force of the San Antonio Police…
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