CITY OF COCKRELL HILL v. JOHNSON

No. 2-00-268-CV, 2-00-338-CV.

48 S.W.3d 887 (2001)

The CITY OF COCKRELL HILL; Robert Lowther, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; Linda McCoy, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; Kurt Smith, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; and Leo Landin, Individually and as Mayor for the City of Cockrell Hill, Appellants, v. Elizabeth JOHNSON, Appellee, Bob Johnson, Appellant, v. The City of Cockrell Hill; Robert Lowther, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; Linda McCoy, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; Kurt Smith, Individually and as Alderman for the City of Cockrell Hill; and Leo Landin, Individually and as Mayor for the City of Cockrell Hill, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Remington, Jeffrey & Hansen, P.C., James T. Jeffrey, Jr., Arlington, for Appellants and Appellees.

Blaies & Hightower, L.L.P., Wesley M. Hightower, Fort Worth, for Appellee and Appellant.

Panel B: DAY, DAUPHINOT, and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

DAUPHINOT, Justice.

I. Introduction

In this whistleblower case, the City of Cockrell Hill, Aldermen Robert Lowther, Linda McCoy, and Kurt Smith, and Mayor Leo Landin appeal from the trial court's denial of their plea to the jurisdiction and motion for summary judgment as to Elizabeth Johnson's whistleblower claims. In addition, Bob Johnson appeals from the trial court's granting of the City, Aldermen, and Mayor's plea to the...

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