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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided October 21, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Carl A. Parker Chairman Education Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of a school district to expend funds to defend a trustee in an action alleging an intentional tort (RQ-1542)

Dear Senator Parker:

You ask our opinion on the following question:

May an independent school district lawfully expend funds for attorney's fees for defense of a trustee in a civil suit alleging an intentional tort against the trustee?

You furnish the following statement of facts in support of your question:

Circumstances exist in the Huffman I.S.D. whereby a trustee…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. City of Corsicana v. BabbTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  2. State Ex Rel. La Crosse v. AverillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. City of Del Rio v. LoweCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Arrington v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Graves & Houtchens v. Diamond Hill Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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