Davis v. County of Lubbock

REYNOLDS, Justice.

Suit brought against the County of Lubbock to recover money damages for wrongful death within the purview of the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.St.Ann. art. 6252-19 (1970), was decided summarily in favor of the county upon the trial judge’s determination that the petition failed to state a cause of action. Plaintiffs challenge the determinate summary judgment. Affirmed.

Lonnie Melton, while lawfully charged of a crime and incarcerated in the hospital wing of the Lubbock County jail, committed suicide by hanging himself with his belt. Plaintiffs, claiming the status of…