Firemen's Pension Commission v. Jones

JONES, Justice.

Appellants, Firemen’s Pension Commission for the State of Texas (“the Commission”) and Corpus Christi Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund (“the Fund”), challenge a district court judgment reversing and remanding to the Commission a decision of the Firemen’s Pension Commissioner. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

Joseph Jones actively served as a firefighter with the Corpus Christi Fire Department from January 15, 1957, to January 28, 1981. On January 28, 1981, Jones was terminated due to a permanent disability. At the time he was terminated, Jones was…