Michna v. City of Houston

EVANS, Justice.

This mandamus action was brought by three police lieutenants, Leo Michna, Joe B. Bradley and Henry W. Kersten, to compel the City of Houston, the Chief of its police department and certain officers of the Civil Service Commission to promote and certify them to the position of police captain, retroactive to certain dates specified therein, and to recover the increased salaries which would have been due them had they been promoted on such dates. After non jury trial, the court below entered take nothing judgment, finding that the plaintiffs’ cause of action arose ninety days…