Harris v. Johnson

Plaintiff, Dennis Harris, appeals the order of the circuit court dismissing his amended complaint against defendant, William C. “Bud” Johnson, the mayor of the City of Plano. The issues on appeal are whether the complaint adequately states a cause of action for defendant’s alleged breach of a promise to appoint plaintiff as the chief of police for the City of Plano and whether enforcing the promise would violate public policy. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed a two-count complaint on March 2, 1990. Defendant moved to dismiss both counts, and the court granted the motion but granted plaintiff 21 days…