Legal Opinion
City of Galveston v. Russo
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 13, 1974No. 898PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTISS BROWN, Justice.
This is a suit by firemen of the City of Galveston to recover additional wages for temporary duty in higher paying job classifications.
Frank Russo, W. D. Isbell, and Genoice Walker brought this suit for themselves and as a class action against the City of Galveston (the City). The plaintiffs are firemen who have been assigned from time to time to duty in a higher paying job classification when a regular employee is on vacation or sick leave. This temporary duty is called “acting time.” They seek to recover the additional pay for this duty. After trial to the court, the…
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