Franklin v. Donoho

POWERS, Justice.

Thirteen individuals, responsible for the governance and administration of the University of Texas at Austin, appeal from an order of the district court which directs that a cause of action, brought against them by Travis Donoho, James Kieke, and Cecilia E. Botero, be maintained as a class action under the provisions of Tex.R.Civ.P. 42. 1 Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(3) (Supp.1989). We will affirm the order.

THE CONTROVERSY

To recover back wages, allegedly due them in their employment by the university, Donoho, Kieke, and Botero sued the university officials. They…