Blankenship v. County of Galveston

775 S.W.2d 439 (1989)

M. Yvonne BLANKENSHIP, Appellant,

v.

COUNTY OF GALVESTON, Appellee.

No. 01-88-01092.

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

August 3, 1989.

Gerson D. Bloom, Galveston, for appellant.

Scott Lyford, Galveston County Legal Dept., Galveston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and DUGGAN and O'CONNOR, JJ.

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

Mrs. M. Yvonne Blankenship brought this personal injury action against the County of Galveston under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. secs. 101.001-101.109 (Vernon Supp. 1989), alleging that she slipped and fell while on the…