Legal Opinion
Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission, City of Austin, Texas v. Burnham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 13, 1986No. 14632PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Chief Justice.
The Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Commission of the City of Austin appeals from a judgment of the district court of Travis County setting aside the order of the Commission dismissing appellee Robert Burnham from the Austin Police force. The Commission’s order sustained Bum-ham’s dismissal by the chief of police for refusal to submit to a polygraph examination concerning an alleged rape. This Court will reverse the judgment of the district court.
The facts underlying the dispute are not contested. In May of 1983 Burnham was a policeman for the City of Austin. In…
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