BURKHART v. MOORE

No. 5259.

580 S.W.2d 108 (1979)

Bob G. BURKHART et al., Appellants, v. Jerry E. MOORE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merril E. Nunn, Asst. City Atty., Garland, for appellants.

Fred M. Baron, Dallas, for appellee.

Before McCLOUD, C. J., and RALEIGH BROWN and DICKENSON, JJ.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a classified civil service position was abolished in good faith.

On September 2, 1977, plaintiff, Jerry E. Moore, filed suit seeking a writ of mandamus directing the defendants, Bob G. Burkhart, Garland Firemen's and Policemen's Civil Service Commission, and the City of Garland, to appoint and certify him to the position and pay of a "Battalion Chief" in the City of Garland Fire Department. The defendants...

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