Rosow v. City of San Antonio

OPINION

RAY, Justice.

This case involves a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for wrongful termination of a “classified” civil service employee. The trial court submitted the case to a jury which found that Jean Rosow had been dismissed from her job without due process. The court of appeals reversed and rendered a take-nothing judgment, holding that Rosow’s cause of action was not based upon violations of her constitutional right to due process, but rather was a suit for judicial review of an administrative decision. 716 S.W.2d 633. The court of appeals disallowed the § 1983 claim and reversed the…