Legal Opinion
Steele v. City of Houston
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 7, 1979No. 1942PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COULSON, Justice.
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant City in a suit for damages for the destruction of the plaintiffs’ property by the Police and Fire Department employees of the City. We affirm.
In October of 1975 plaintiff Steele was the owner and plaintiffs Mozingo and Ingram were residents of a house in Houston, Texas. On October 10, 1975, a group of prisoners which had escaped from the custody of some governmental entity was discovered to be hiding in plaintiffs’ residence. At that time plaintiff Steele was living in Longview, Texas.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gotcher v. City of FarmersvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Stein v. Highland Park Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Hassell v. New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Meska v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Mills v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
- Steele v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- DeBell v. Texas General Realty, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Callaway v. City of OdessaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Wheat v. Texas Department of Corrections, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986