Legal Opinion
Harris County, Texas v. Lori Annab
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 2018No. 17-0329PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blacklock
On November 14, 2011, Kenneth Caplan shot Lori Annab in a fit of road rage. Caplan was a Harris County deputy constable, but he was off duty when he committed this vicious crime. He fired his personal firearm from his personal vehicle, striking and injuring Annab. Caplan is now in prison serving a twenty-year sentence. These facts are undisputed.
Although Caplan was off duty and used his personal firearm in the assault, Annab sued Harris County, Caplan's employer. Invoking the Texas Tort Claims Act, Annab attempted to overcome Harris County's governmental immunity by claiming that Harris…
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