Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Texas Employment Commission

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 23, 1997No. 2-96-084-CVPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

Appellant Terry M. Edwards appeals a trial court decision affirming a Texas Employment Commission (“TEC”) decision that he is ineligible to receive unemployment benefits because his former employer, Winn-Dixie, terminated him for misconduct. We find that substantial evidence supports the TEC decision that Winn-Dixie discharged Edwards for violating a reasonable employer policy. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Edwards raises three points of error. First, he contends the trial court erred by admitting in evidence his attorney’s letter to the TEC…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bushell v. DeanTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Trapp v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Texas State Board of Dental Examiners v. SizemoreTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission v. BrinkmeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Lewis v. Metropolitan Savings & Loan Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Cleveland Regional Medical Center, L.P. v. Celtic Properties, L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2010
  2. Blanchard v. Brazos Forest Products, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  3. Haley v. GPM Gas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
  4. David E. Kaup v. Texas Workforce Commission and Global Security Consulting, Global Security AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
  5. Jerry Moreno v. Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2013

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