Legal Opinion
Ralph Lopez, Sheriff and Bexar County, Texas v. Donna McMillion and Gary McMillion
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided June 11, 2003No. 04-03-00021-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order denying a plea to the jurisdiction filed by a governmental unit. Donna and Gary McMillion brought a negligence suit against Bexar County and Bexar County Sheriff Ralph López (collectively “Bexar County”) under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), when Donna McMillion was injured by inmate Jimmy Ray Gorman during his escape from custody. Bexar County filed a plea to the jurisdiction asserting sovereign immunity. The trial court denied the motion, and Bexar County filed this interlocutory appeal. We reverse the trial…
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