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GATES v. CITY OF FORT WORTH

No. 17979.

567 S.W.2d 871 (1978)

Richard L. GATES, Appellant, v. The CITY OF FORT WORTH and F. L. Priore, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leeper & Priddy and Laurance L. Priddy, Fort Worth, for appellant.

S. G. Johndroe, Jr., City Atty., John Gray, Asst. City Atty., Fort Worth, for appellees.

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. Richard L. Gates (appellant) alleged that he received an on-the-job injury on December 16, 1975, while employed by the City of Fort Worth in the Sanitation Division. He received a worker's compensation settlement from the city. Gates received a release from his doctor for light duty work. The City of Fort Worth, acting through its personnel director, wrote two letters to Gates. By these letters...

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