Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. City of El Paso

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided May 4, 1994No. 08-93-00177-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARAJAS, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of a wrongful death and survival case brought against the city of El Paso, Appellee, under the Texas Tort Claims Act. In twenty-one points of error, Appellants complain that the trial court improperly sustained Appellee’s special exceptions and dismissed Appellants’ suit. We affirm the judgment of dismissal of the trial court.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

On April 4,1989, Ysidro R. Fernandez died in a fire at his home in El Paso. Appellants, the family of the deceased, brought suit against Appellee, alleging that the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Aranda v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Abalos v. Oil Development Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  4. State v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. MJR Corp. v. B & B VENDING CO., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. City of San Antonio v. HartmanTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. City of Mission v. Cantu, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  3. Godley Independent School District v. Woods, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  4. McCreight v. City of Cleburne, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  5. City of El Paso v. Hernandez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000

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