Legal Opinion

Pope v. City of Dallas

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided June 16, 1982No. 08-81-00120-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of dismissal granted by the court below in favor of the City of Dallas, Appellee, based on Appellee’s plea to the jurisdiction over the subject matter. We affirm.

Appellant, Bobby W. Pope, was the Assistant Chief of Police for the City of Dallas. On September 26, 1979, by letter from the Chief of Police, Pope was demoted from Assistant Chief to Captain for reasons therein stated. On September 27, 1979, Pope gave written notice of appeal to the City Manager, denying the grounds alleged for demotion. By letter dated October 1, 1979, Pope…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  2. City of Amarillo v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. State v. LodgeTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Fire Department v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Board of Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund Trustees v. MarksTexas Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Public Safety v. LaFleur, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
  2. Mollinedo v. Texas Employment Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
  3. S.C. San Antonio, Inc. v. Texas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Harris v. Moore, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1987
  5. Cooper v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007

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