Hanlon v. Nelson

WALTER, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment suit. The statement of the case as related by appellant Hanlon is adopted by the appellee and is as follows:

“This is a suit for declaratory judgment, seeking construction of [Vernon’s] Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1269m, § 22a (1963). Edd Nelson as plaintiff and J. L. Compton as intervenor sued the City of Lubbock, its Police Chief, its City Manager, its Civil Service Commission, and defendant Hanlon for a declaration of rights in connection with the reinstatement of Hanlon to the position of sergeant on the City of Lubbock police force after a…