Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Tippy
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 14, 1999No. 01-97-01429-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, J.
The City of Houston, the appellant, appeals from the award of unemployment benefits by the Texas Workforce Commis sion (TWC), 1 the appellee, to James E. Tippy, also an appellee. We reverse and render judgment for the City.
A. Factual Background
Tippy was a police officer for the Houston Police Department (HPD). As a police officer, he was responsible for knowing the laws, rules, and regulations governing police officers, including those in the rules manual of the HPD, and the City of Houston Civil Service Commission’s Rules Governing Members of the Fire and Police…
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