City of San Antonio v. Kneupper

This is a companion case to City of San Antonio v. Wallace, 161 Texas 41, 338 S.W. 2d 153.

The City Council of the City of San Antonio sought to abolish respondent Kneupper’s position as a Maintenance Carpenter of the Police Department and respondent Castillo’s position as Collector, Parking Meter Division of the Police Department, by an ordinance dated May 26, 1957. The trial court and the Court of Civil Appeals held that this ordinance had not been adopted in good faith and hence did not operate to destroy respondents’ rights as holders of classified positions under the State Service law.…