City of Houston v. Estes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. W. P. Hamblen.
1Opinion of the Court
GILL, Associate Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, J. A. Estes, to recover of the city of Houston his salary as policeman. A trial before the court without a jury resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for $1979.98. The city has appealed.
For cause of action the plaintiff alleged in substance that on April 20, 1898, he was duly appointed and qualified as a regular policeman of said city and served as such until August 11, 1898, when without fault On his part the city marshal undertook to discharge him and thereafter refused and persistently refused to allow him to perform…
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