Legal Opinion
Hammond v. City of Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1986No. C-4469PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GONZALEZ, Justice.
This is a civil service suit for damages growing out of an alleged wrongful discharge of three police officers. The issue presented is whether under the Dallas City Charter, the City Manager and City Civil Service Board can increase the punishment assessed by the Police Chief in disciplinary actions, when those actions are appealed to the City Manager. The trial court held that neither the City Manager nor the Board had authority to increase the punishment given by the Police Chief. Sitting en banc, the court of appeals reversed, with three judges dissenting. 691…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Glass v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- City of West Lake Hills v. Westwood Legal Defense FundCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- City of Corpus Christi v. Unitarian Church of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- City of Corsicana v. WillmanTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Baytown v. AngelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Board of Adjustment of the City of San Antonio v. WendeTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Fisher v. Lee and Chang Partnership, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- City of Houston v. Todd, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
- Martin v. Harris County Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
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