the City of Granite Shoals v. Herman Williams

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

NO. 3-93-263-CV

THE CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS,

APPELLANT

vs.

HERMAN WILLIAMS,

APPELLEE

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BURNET COUNTY, 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 14,583, HONORABLE D. V. HAMMOND, JUDGE PRESIDING

This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding damages in a suit for breach of an employment contract. After a trial on the merits, the jury found that appellant City of Granite Shoals ("the City") had breached a ten-year employment contract with its chief of police, appellee Herman Williams. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict and…