Civil Service Commission v. Clemmer

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

Appellants, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Baytown and the City of Baytown, contest a judgment entered by the trial court overturning the commission’s decision that appellee, Cecil Glem-mer, was properly passed over and not promoted to the position of assistant chief within the Baytown Fire Department. The trial court ordered appellants to promote appellee to the position of assistant chief, awarded him $4,424.88 in back pay, and $4,562.50 for attorney’s fees incurred through trial in the district court.

Appellants assert one point of error contending that…