1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 762 S.W.2d
  5. 762 S.W.2d 180 (1988)
 

CITY OF HOUSTON v. LEE

No. 01-87-00283-CV.

762 S.W.2d 180 (1988)

The CITY OF HOUSTON, Texas, Mayor Kathryn J. Whitmire, Lee P. Brown, and The Firemen's and Policemen's Civil Service Commission of the City of Houston, Appellants, v. Richard W. LEE, et al., appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry E. Smith, City Atty., John E. Fisher, Asst. City Atty., Robert J. Collins, Sr. Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellants.

Gene Jones, Joan Marie Lucci Bain, Houston, for appellees.

Before WARREN, LEVY and DUGGAN, JJ.

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

This appeal tests the legality of the City of Houston's creation by ordinance and staffing of nine positions in the City of Houston Police Department ("HPD") as part of its "civilianization" program. Houston, Tx., Ordinances 82-1165 (July 27, 1982), 84-1290 (August 21, 1984), 85-568 (April 23, 1985), and 86-1278 (July 23, 1986).

Appellants, the City of Houston, Mayor Kathryn J. Whitmire, Chief of Police Lee P. Brown, and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases