Legal Opinion
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. McMillon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 5, 1987No. 09-87-021 CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKSHIRE, Justice.
Lemuel R. McMillon, Jr. brought suit against his employer, Gulf States Utilities Company (Gulf States), alleging that Gulf States breached its contract of employment with him. McMillon contended that Gulf States had unlawfully garnished a portion *878of his wages, in violation of TEX.REV. CIV. STAT.ANN. Art. 4099 (Vernon 1966) and TEX.CONST. Art. 16, Sec. 28 (Vernon Supp.1987).
McMillon contended that the unlawful garnishment of a portion of his wages came about when Gulf States withheld $133 per week from his paycheck in an attempt to circumvent the Texas Workers’…
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