Urban v. Canada

OPINION

GREEN, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal questions whether a plaintiff bars her own claims against governmental employees when she dismisses the government from her lawsuit. Because we answer this question affirmatively, we reverse and render the trial court’s order denying summary judgment to the governmental employees.

Background

The appellee, Herlinda B. Canada, sued the appellants, Rosie Urban and Ernest E. Marshall, her supervisors at the San Antonio State Hospital, for statements they made about appellant while working at the hospital. She specifically based her cause of action on…