BICHSEL v. CARVER

No. A-6888.

321 S.W.2d 284 (1959)

George W. BICHSEL, Chief of Police et al., Petitioners, v. Duke CARVER, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos C. Cadena, City Atty., A. W. Worthy, Jr., Asst. City Atty., San Antonio, for petitioners.

Adrian A. Spears, San Antonio, for respondent.


GREENHILL, Justice.

Duke Carver, Jr., a San Antonio policeman, obtained a writ of mandamus compelling George W. Bichsel, the Chief of Police, to reinstate him as a member of the force. The judgment of the trial court was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, 312 S.W.2d 688. We here affirm the judgments of the courts below.

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