Legal Opinion
Durbin v. City of Winnsboro
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided April 29, 2004No. 06-03-00046-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice ROSS.
Jimmy Durbin died in a motorcycle accident while being pursued by Winnsboro city police officer Tony Browning. Jimmy’s parents, David Durbin and Brenda Davis, and minor daughter, Brenda Durbin (collectively, the Durbins), brought suit against Browning for wrongful death and against the City of Winnsboro (Winnsboro) under respondeat superior and negligent entrustment, and seeking exemplary damages. The Durbins alleged in their original petition Browning was in pursuit of Jimmy when Browning purposefully “bumped” Jimmy’s motorcycle with his patrol car, causing…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Moncada v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2006
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