Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Garland
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 2017No. 05-16-00474-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice Boatright
This is a dispute about promotions in the City of Garland (“City”) fire department. The City sued appellant Randy E. Smith and many other City fire fighters, including the people who are now appellees in this case. The City voluntarily; dismissed Smith from the suit, but-he later intervened, suing the City and the fire fighters who the City had not dismissed from the case. The City and the fire fighters moved to strike Smith’s intervention, -and for entry of final judgment. The trial court granted their motions, and Smith now appeals, challenging the trial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Quick v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Guaranty Federal Savings Bank v. Horseshoe Operating Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re Union Carbide Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
- in Re State of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2015
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3Cited by16 opinions
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