Legal Opinion

Wadewitz v. Montgomery

Texas Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 1997No. 96-0245PublishedCited by 342 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpector, Justice

of the Court,

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, CORNYN, BAKER and ABBOTT, Justices, join.

The issue here is whether a police officer responding to an emergency call conclusively established that he acted in good faith entitling him to the official immunity defense. On an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of summary judgment, the court of appeals held that he did not. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

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While investigating a burglary at an insurance office at the corner of North Valley Mills Drive and Greer Drive in Waco,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Brownlee v. BrownleeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. DeWitt v. Harris CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Anderson v. SniderTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Mercer v. Daoran Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by342 opinions

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  4. Blan v. Ali, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  5. University of Houston v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 2000

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