Welch v. Overton

DAVIS, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellees, John W. Overton, William E. Averyt and Paul B. Kennedy, sued defendants-appellants Louie Welch, Mayor of the City of Houston, Henry Kriegel, Director of the Treasury and Treasurer of the City of Houston, Roy B. Oakes, City Controller of the City of Houston, A. T. Krook, Director of Public Utilities of the City of Houston, W. B. Barfield, Clerk of the Corporation Courts of the City of Houston, and the City of Houston, a Municipal Corporation. In plaintiffs’ verified petition, they alleged that they were the holders of classified civil service positions of…