City of Sherman v. Arnold

In this case respondent, Jimmie Otway Arnold, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the City of Sherman, its commissioners and other named officers, petitioners, to reinstate him in “his former position or status in the classified service of the Sherman Fire Department” and to pay his salary from the date of his suspension. An adverse trial court judgment reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and the writ granted, Associate Justice Young dissenting. 222 S. W. (2d) 314.

The issues at bar are determined by the provisions of Art. 1269m, Vernon’s Anno. Civ. Stat., Acts 50th Leg., (1947) Reg.…