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CITY OF HOUSTON v. LEACH

No. A14-90-00013-CV.

819 S.W.2d 185 (1991)

CITY OF HOUSTON and Ulysses Ford, Appellants, v. F. Richard LEACH, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

September 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Thompson, Houston, for appellants.

M.H. Cersonsky, Houston, for appellee.

Before JUNELL, MURPHY and CANNON, JJ.

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Richard Leach is a self-confessed whistleblower. He contends, and the jury agreed, that he was fired from his job with the City of Houston's Solid Waste Management Department in violation of the "Texas Whistleblower Act" and the first amendment because he in good faith reported a violation of law to an appropriate law enforcement authority. The city and its Director of Solid Waste Management, Ulysses Ford, appeal from the jury's...

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