ECTOR COUNTY v. STRINGER

Nos. D-2313, D-2316.

843 S.W.2d 477 (1992)

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas, Ector County Commissioners Court; Jack Crider, Bryan Henderson, Ricky Jorgensen, Joe Hernandez, January Fisher, Bob Bryant, and Jim Jordan, Petitioners, v. Martin A. STRINGER, Respondent. ECTOR COUNTY, Texas, Ector County Commissioners Court; Jack Crider, Bryan Henderson, Ricky Jorgensen, Joe Hernandez, January Fisher, Bob Bryant, and Jim Jordan, Petitioners, v. Joe W. HILL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled January 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel B. Locke, Richard Bonner, Odessa, for petitioner.

Will Hadden, Odessa, for respondent.


OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

The main issue in these consolidated cases is whether a trial court has jurisdiction to determine the salary allegedly owed two constables for services rendered in the past. In each case, the trial court held that it lacked jurisdiction and thus rendered a take-nothing judgment against the constables. In both cases, the court of appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the causes to the trial court for rendition...

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