City of Gatesville v. Truelove

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a suit by a city employee against the City of Gatesville for personal injuries under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Article 6252-19, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes. Trial was had to a jury. The verdict was favorable to Plaintiff. The trial court entered judgment for Plaintiff in harmony with the verdict, from which the Defendant City appeals. We reform and affirm.

On June 23, 1975, Plaintiff-Appellee Floyd Lee Truelove was an employee of the City of Gatesville. Buster Galloway, a front end loader operator, was working with Truelove on said date in the task of cleaning…