Legal Opinion
Long v. City of Wichita Falls
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1944No. 8093PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alexander
The decision of this case has been held up pending a submission of the companion case of City of Amarillo v. Bryan York, 142 Texas 210, 176 S. W. (2d) 935, this day decided.
Bill Long and seven others brought this suit in the District Court of Wichita County against the City of Wichita Falls, to recover sums alleged to be owing them for overtime services rendered by them as members of the fire department of said city. The judgment of the trial court was for the plaintiffs, but the Court of Civil Appeals dismissed the suit of W. J. Stone for la'ck of jurisdiction in the trial court and reversed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Royer v. State ex rel. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Pearlstone Mill & Elevator Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- McConnell v. FrostCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Brown v. CatesTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Casner v. HoskinsOregon Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Texas Employment Commission & General Electric Co. v. International Union of Electric Radio & Machine Workers, Local Union no. 782Texas Supreme Court · 1961
- Smith v. Clary Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Coon v. SchoenemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Byke v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Lincoln v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
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