City of Temple Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission v. Bender

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellants City of Temple Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Commission and the City of Temple seek to set aside the judgment of the district court of Bell County ordering a writ of mandamus to issue. The question in district court, and here, is whether appellee Leo Max Bender invoked the jurisdiction of the Commission by filing an “appeal” from his suspension from the Temple Police Department. The district court concluded that the Commission had jurisdiction and ordered a writ to issue commanding the Commission to convene a hearing to determine the merits of…