Legal Opinion
Villarreal v. Williams
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided March 31, 1998No. 04-97-00196-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONE, Justice
Lamar Villarreal, James Stokes, and Robert Davila, former Falfurrias police officers, appeal the granting of a summary judgment in favor of the City of Falfurrias and Mayor Ernesto “Pepe” Williams, Jr. on their retaliatory discharge claims. Because appellants filed their petition more than 90 days after the alleged wrongful discharge occurred, we affirm the summary judgment.
Factual & PROCEDURAL History
On June 13, 1995, the Falfurrias City Council met and discussed, among other things, the city budget. Ostensibly faced with budgetary shortfalls, the Council voted to reduce…
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