MENDEZ v. INTERN. ASS'N OF FIREFIGHTERS, ETC.

No. 8532.

620 S.W.2d 629 (1981)

Cisco MENDEZ, et al., Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 936, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raul Garcia, Alice, James R. Bray, Asst. City Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellants.

David L. Perry, Russell McMains, Corpus Christi, for appellees.


DIES, Chief Justice.

On May 17, 1978, examination was given for the position of Fire Captain in the Corpus Christi Fire Department. Three examinees passed the examination and ranked as follows: (1) R. C. Garza, (2) Jim Sauceda, and (3) J. D. Lopez. On May 17, 1978, at least nine (9) Fire Captain vacancies existed. On May 22, 1978, Garza was promoted.

The then Fire Chief declined to request the remaining two names, Lopez and Sauceda, to be submitted to him...

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