Munoz Ex Rel. Martinez v. Cameron County

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Appellants, surviving children of Eloisa Martinez, brought suit against Cameron County and its Sheriff, Gus Krausse, alleging negligence in failure to execute an arrest warrant for Roberto G. Martinez and contending that such negligence was the proximate cause of the death of their mother. Appellants argued that, had the arrest been timely executed, Roberto G. Martinez would not have shot and killed Eloisa Martinez.

On October 17, 1980, pursuant to a complaint filed by Eloisa Martinez, an arrest warrant was issued by Justice of…