PRUITT v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 16770.

548 S.W.2d 90 (1977)

Daniel PRUITT, Appellant, v. CITY OF HOUSTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dixie, Wolf & Hall, George C. Dixie, Houston, for appellant.

Otis H. King, City Atty., Alan F. Levin, Senior Asst. City Atty., Dennis C. Gardner, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellees.


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...

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