Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Fire Department of City of Fort Worth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 9, 1948No. 14954PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
The primary purpose of this suit, brought by the City of Fort Worth under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, Art. 2524 — 1, Vernon’s Tex. Civ. St., is to test the constitutionality of Art. 1269m, Vernon’s Tex.Civ.St., Acts 1947, 50th Leg., p. 550, ch. 325, providing for a civil service system for policemen and firemen in cities having a population of more than 10,000.
The trial court declared that the Act in question was constitutional and valid, with the exception of the provisions of Section 18 thereof, which section was adjudged to be unconstitutional and invalid.
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Trimmier v. CarltonTexas Supreme Court · 1927
- McGuire v. City of DallasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943
- Marrs v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- McGuire v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Noa Spears and Wife v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fire Department v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- City of San Antonio v. BradyTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Et Al., Appellants, v. FIVE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Appellees, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- Brady v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- McHenry v. Clark, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1953
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