City of San Antonio v. Wallace

BARROW, Justice.

This is a suit for writ of mandamus against the City of San Antonio and George W. Bichsel, Chief of Police, appellants, who will hereinafter be called the City, to compel reinstatement of Curtis Wallace, Alfred Estefan and Charles McKnight, appellees herein, to their former positions and classifications in the San Antonio Police Department as Custodial Workers. The suit is further for back salary from October 31, 1957.

The City and the appellees both presented motions for summary judgment according to their respective contentions. The trial court sustained appellees’ motion and…