City of Houston v. Jackson

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

These appeals arise from the trial court’s judgment awarding the plaintiff below, Robert Jackson (Jackson), a statutory penalty of $477,000 against the defendants below, the City of Houston, the City of Houston Fire Department (HFD), and Fire Chief Lester Tyra (collectively, the City), after a jury found that the Fire Chief 1 had intentionally failed to implement the relief granted to Jackson, a City fire fighter, by a grievance examiner. See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code ANN. §§ 143.101-.134 (Vernon 1999 & Supp.2004).

In six issues in its appeal, the City contends that…