Legal Opinion
Mayes v. City of De Leon
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided April 11, 1996No. 11-95-290-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and render in part and remand in part.
Bill Edward Mayes, Jr. was employed by the City of De Leon as its chief of police. On January 20, 1994, the De Leon City Council met. After the council went into executive session, the council reconvened in open session and voted to terminate Mayes’ employment. Mayes then sued the City seeking a declaratory judgment that the City violated the Texas Open Meetings Act1 on January 20 because the City did not give adequate notice to the public. Mayes…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Tobin v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- CU Lloyd's of Texas v. FeldmanTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Markowski v. City of Marlin, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- Rivera v. City of Laredo, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Odessa Texas Sheriff's Posse, Inc. v. Ector County, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2006
- City of McAllen v. Zellers, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
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