Legal Opinion
Adriana P. Perez v. Webb County
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided June 3, 2015No. 04-14-00275-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
In the underlying lawsuit, Adriana Perez sued Webb County for injuries she allegedly sustained when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a marked patrol car driven by Corporal Horacio Yzaguirre of the Webb County Sheriffs Office when he drove through a red light. Webb County filed a motion to dismiss the suit for lack of jurisdiction. The County alleged Yza-guirre’s actions at the time of impact were at most negligent, which is insufficient to defeat the County’s immunity under the emergency exception to the waiver of immunity. The trial court…
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