Legal Opinion

Stinnett v. Williamson County Sheriff's Department

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 25, 1993No. 3-92-458-CVPublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

Jim Stinnett appeals from an order sustaining special exceptions to his pleadings and dismissing his cause of action for retaliatory termination, with prejudice to its refiling. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

From June 1983, Stinnett was employed as a patrol officer with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department (the “Department”). During his tenure, Stinnett had filed a sworn complaint with the Texas Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) alleging the Department had discriminated against him on the basis of age. On or about June 27, 1992, the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Massey v. Armco Steel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Paterson v. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by75 opinions

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