DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. PETTY

No. 11933.

482 S.W.2d 949 (1972)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellant, v. James Robert PETTY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., Nola White, 1st Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers and Guy C. Fisher, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

Marschall, Hall & McLaughlin, Philip R. Lane, San Angelo, for appellee.


O'QUINN, Justice.

This lawsuit began with appeal by appellee to the county court of Tom Green County from a decision of the Department of Public Safety denying renewal of appellee's license to operate a commercial vehicle.

The county court heard appellee's appeal in a trial de novo, refusing to apply the substantial evidence rule, and at the conclusion of the trial rendered judgment for appellee. The Department of Public Safety has appealed and brings...

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