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BARFIELD v. CITY OF LA PORTE

No. 6-92-069-CV.

849 S.W.2d 842 (1993)

William BARFIELD, Appellant, v. CITY OF LA PORTE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Hootman, La Porte, for appellant.

C. Charles Dippel, Houston, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

William Barfield appeals from an adverse summary judgment. Barfield sued the City of La Porte under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 8307c (Vernon Supp.1993), which provides a cause of action for employees who are discharged in retaliation for making workers' compensation claims.

The City of La Porte employed Barfield as a paint-and-body repairman in the City's maintenance garage. In 1983, Barfield was injured and hospitalized...

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