Legal Opinion
Johnson v. the City of Dublin
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided April 19, 2001No. 11-00-00040-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, Justice.
The trial court granted the City of Dublin’s plea to the jurisdiction on John David Johnson’s Texas Whistleblower Act 1 claim and also granted the City’s motions for summary judgment on Johnson’s breach of contract and wrongful termination claims. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
Johnson was employed as the chief of police by the City of Dublin for over 19 years. During part of that time, Johnson was also the city manager. The City attempted to terminate Johnson’s employment as chief of police on October 13,1997, pursuant to TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ANN. §…
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