Legal Opinion
Sayre v. Mullins
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1984No. C-2994PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILGARLIN, Justice.
We are confronted with the novel proposition of the right of a public employee to be represented by an attorney during grievance proceedings. Sandra Sayre, petitioner, was terminated from her job at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Following procedures promulgated by her employer, she filed a grievance. She requested that her attorney be allowed to represent her during the various “steps” of the grievance proceedings. Parkland denied the request, and upheld the termination.
Sayre filed suit 1 seeking a judgment declaring that Parkland had acted contrary to law by denying her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Teer v. DuddlestenTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Chisholm v. Bewley MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Thomas v. GroeblTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- National Surety Corp. v. LaddTexas Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Holt v. F.F. Enterprises, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
- Sharp v. House of Lloyd, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Chevron Corp. v. RedmonTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Bagg v. University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Cadle Co. v. Castle, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
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