City of Wichita Falls v. Harris

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This a suit by eight members of the Wichita Palls Fire Department against the City seeking a judgment (1) to annul and void an appointment of a Training Officer or Fire Training Specialist hired without competitive examination in violation of the terms and provisions of Article 1269m, V.A. C.S., “Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act”; (2) declaring that six plaintiffs were entitled to receive sick pay for one day when they are absent from work on account of sickness; (3) requiring the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Commission to inspect all…