Legal Opinion
Greater Fort Worth & Tarrant County Community Action Agency v. Mims
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1982No. C-651PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding lost wages for wrongful termination. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the award at 618 S.W.2d 942. We reverse the judgments of the trial court and the Court of Civil Appeals and remand this cause for new trial.
The issues to be determined are (1) standing to question the makeup of the Board of Directors; (2) ratification of an unauthorized act by the Board of Directors; and (3) admissibility of evidence of wages actually earned.
George Mims (Mims) was Executive Director of Greater Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Action…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Moulton v. Alamo Ambulance Service, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- W. L. Moody & Co. v. RowlandTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Dixie Glass Co. v. PollakCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- DIXIE GLASS CO., INC. v. PollakTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Greater Fort Worth v. MimsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. NibloDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1993
- Austin Hill Country Realty, Inc. v. Palisades Plaza, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
- Lee-Wright, Inc. v. Hall, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Cox v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Gulf Consolidated International, Inc. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1983
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