Legal Opinion
Matagorda County v. Texas Ass'n of Counties County Government Risk Management Pool
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 20, 1998No. 13-97-074-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Chief Justice.
Matagorda County and Sheriff Keith Kil-gore (Collectively “the County”) appeal from a judgment granting to the County’s liability insurer, Texas Association of Counties County Government Risk Management Pool (“TAC”), reimbursement for the costs of defense and settlement of a federal lawsuit against the County by prisoners complaining of jail conditions. The County raises nine points of error complaining, among other things, that no right to reimbursement exists. We reverse and render judgment in favor of the County.
Since the late 1980s, TAC has provided law…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Flannery v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1999
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