Texas Co. v. Texas Employment Commission

The appellant, The Texas Company, brought suit in the district court of Jefferson County against the appellees, the Texas Employment Commission and forty-four individuals, to secure a judicial review of a final decision and award by Texas Employment Commission of unemployment compensation benefits to the forty-four individual appellees, employees of the appellant. The district court heard the case without a jury and rendered judgment in favor or appellees, holding that the decision of the Texas Employment Commission was supported by substantial evidence and that the substantial evidence rule…