Burris ex rel. Burris v. Texas Department of Transportation

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

Fara Goulas Burris, as next friend of Erin Brook Burris and as Administratrix of the Estate of Mark Herman Burris, Deceased, brought this action against the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the City of Port Arthur1 under the Texas Tort Claims Act and the Wrongful Death and Survival Statute. Mark Burris died in an automobile collision on U.S. 69 in Port Arthur, Texas. The collision occurred when Burris swerved to avoid a car which crossed in front of him from 75th Street into the intersection of Highway 69. The trial court granted the…