Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. City of San Antonio
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 26, 1998No. 03-97-00238-CVPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAKEL, Chief Justice.
Ramon Ruiz, who sued the City of San Antonio pursuant to the Whistleblower Act, appeals a summary judgment the trial court granted in favor of the City. See Whistle-blower Act, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 268, § 1,1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 583 (currently codified at Tex. Gov’t Code Atm. §§ 554.001-.010) (“the Act”). 1 We will reverse the summary judgment and remand the cause.
BACKGROUND
Ruiz was an officer employed by the San Antonio Police Department. Between June 1989 and September 1994, Ruiz reported about fifteen instances in which he believed fellow officers and supervisors had…
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