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SPEARMAN v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 11-95-233-CV.

918 S.W.2d 23 (1996)

John H. SPEARMAN, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

January 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralphaell V. Wilkins, Wilkins & Associates, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Morales, Attorney General, Austin, Nancy K. Juren, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, for appellee.

Before DICKENSON and WRIGHT, JJ., and McCLOUD, Senior Justice.

DICKENSON, Justice.

John H. Spearman is a former prison guard who was fired. He sued the Texas Department of Corrections, claiming that his termination of employment was based upon his race and seeking reinstatement of employment plus lost wages, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. The Texas Department of Corrections' answer denied that Spearman's termination of employment was based upon his race, stating that his...

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