HARRIS COUNTY v. NORRIS

No. 01-04-01087-CV.

240 S.W.3d 255 (2006)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Appellant, v. Cheryl NORRIS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled December 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Powers, Jay S. Siskind, Assistant County Atty's, Houston, for Appellant.

Edward J. Hennessy, Randall D. Wilkins, Hennessey, Gardner & Barth, Iain Gordon Simpson, Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, KEYES, and HANKS.


OPINION

GEORGE C. HANKS, JR., Justice.

In this wrongful termination suit, a jury found that Harris County, Texas ("the County") wrongfully terminated appellant, Cheryl Norris, after she attempted to report abuse of a child to her supervisor. In three related issues, the County argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying its motion for directed verdict, (2) there was legally insufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that Norris's report of...

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