Legal Opinion
City of Sherman v. Henry
Texas Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1996No. 95-1195PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbbott, Justice
in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH and BAKER, Justices, join.
The City of Sherman Police Chief denied Patrolman Otis Henry a promotion to the rank of sergeant because Henry was having a sexual affair with the wife of a fellow police officer. The Firemen’s and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission of the City of Sherman, Texas (the Commission) upheld that decision by finding that the Police Chief had a valid reason for not promoting Henry. Henry appealed to district court which held that the basis of the Police Chiefs decision violated Henry’s right to…
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