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WICHITA COUNTY v. HART

No. 2-97-366-CV.

989 S.W.2d 2 (1999)

WICHITA COUNTY, Texas, Appellant, v. Allen HART and Ernie Williams, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Overruled April 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hogan, Dubose & Townsend, L.L.P., Roger Townsend, Banner, Briley & White, Steve Briley, The Fillmore Law Firm, P.C., H. Dustin Fillmore, Houston, for Appellant.

Mills, Millar & Cullar, L.L.P., R. John Cullar, Waco, for Appellee.

PANEL B: DAUPHINOT, BRIGHAM, and HOLMAN, JJ.

OPINION

DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a whistleblower suit, in which Allen Hart and Ernie Williams sued Wichita County for wrongful termination under the Whistleblower Act. The jury found against Wichita County, and awarded Hart and Williams $1,341,142. Wichita County asserts two points on appeal, contending that Hart and Williams did not act in good faith when they reported suspected criminal conduct by the Sheriff's office, and that...

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