Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Texas Employment Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 10, 1981No. 8940PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
Charles Gulden was discharged from his position as a right-of-way agent for the Dallas Public Works Department because of his refusal to take a polygraph test in connection with an investigation of a bomb threat. The Texas Employment Commission ruled that Mr. Gulden’s refusal to submit to the test did not constitute misconduct as that term is used in Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 5221b-3(b),1 and awarded him unemployment compensation. The City appealed to the district court which found the Commission’s decision to be supported by substantial evidence and affirmed it. We…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gardner v. BroderickSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lefkowitz v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Matter of James (Levine)New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hickenbottom v. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Amador v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Peery v. RutledgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- Haas v. Texas Employment Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
- Rodman v. New Mexico Employment Security DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- Texas Employment Commission v. Hughes Drilling Fluids, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1988
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