Dallas County Civil Service Commission v. Warren

OPINION

Opinion by:

PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice

The Dallas County Civil Service Commission (“Commission”) and Dallas County (“County”) appeal a judgment in favor of Betty Jean Warren (“Warren”) in an appeal from the Commission’s decision upholding the termination of Warren’s employment by the County. At the hearing before the Commission, the burden of proof was erroneously imposed on Warren, then, on appeal to the trial court, the trial court erroneously submitted the substantial evidence issue to the jury. Given this combination of errors, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the…