Pruitt v. City of Houston

PEDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal for want of jurisdiction of this suit brought under Article 1269m, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act.

The appellant, Mr. Daniel Pruitt, was passed over by the fire chief for a promotion to senior investigator in the Arson Division of the Houston Fire Department. He wrote a letter of appeal to the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Commission, but it upheld the bypass without an open hearing and Pruitt appealed to the district court, alleging that the Commission violated his due…