Legal Opinion
Durbin v. Culberson County
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided April 1, 2004No. 08-03-00202-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a wrongful death suit. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
On February 21, 1994, David Durbin was installing and changing lights at a baseball field owned by Culberson County and used by the Culberson County Independent School District. Durbin was electrocuted and died as a result. On February 16, 1996, Durbin’s wife, children and estate sued the County and the School District under the wrongful death and survival actions of Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 71 and the Texas Tort Claims Act. Appellants…
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