Wagner v. City of San Angelo

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

Appellee, James R. McClellan, was elected Chief of Police of the City of San Angelo in the general municipal elections in 1974. Prior to the time of his election as chief, he had held the rank of captain in the San Angelo Police Department. He was subsequently defeated for re-election in the general municipal elections held on April 3, 1976, by appellee Wesley Smith. On April 13,1976, the City Commission of the City of San Angelo created a new position in the police department at the rank of captain. The vacancy was created at the request of Chief-elect Smith for the…