Legal Opinion
Denton County v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 2000No. 2-99-233-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID L. RICHARDS, Justice.
Introduction
Denton County (the “County”) brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment. In May of 1996, Collette Johnson (“Johnson”) filed a workers’ compensation retaliation claim against the County after its Chief Deputy Sheriff, Charles Flemming (“Flemming”), dismissed Johnson based on the recommendation of Johnson’s supervisor, Captain Betty Chancellor (“Chancellor”). The County pleaded official immunity through its employees as an affirmative defense, and filed its motion for summary judgment…
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