CITY OF SAN BENITO v. CERVANTES

No. 5412.

595 S.W.2d 917 (1980)

CITY OF SAN BENITO, Appellant, v. Oscar CERVANTES, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall P. Crane, San Benito, for appellant.

Fred Galindo, Brownsville, for appellee.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This suit involves the construction of Section 1, Article XXV of the charter of the City of San Benito. The City urges that the section permits the commissioners to discharge the city manager at will and without cause. We agree.

Oscar Cervantes was appointed City Manager of San Benito in May 1977. He was discharged by the commissioners on November 11, 1977. The tenure of the city manager is governed by Section 1, Article XXV of the...

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