Smith v. McCoy

AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment directing the issuance of a writ of mandamus ordering George K. Smith, Dallas County auditor, to approve payment to three sheriff’s deputies, as directed by the commissioners court of Dallas County, for time suspended from duty.

Appellees, Curtis C. McCoy, C. G. St. Clair and Harvey E. Dillion were employed as deputy sheriffs under the supervision of Clarence Jones, sheriff of Dallas County. On July 31, 1974, the sheriff temporarily suspended appellees. On March 13, 1975, the sheriff requested that appellees be paid back wages for the time…