Legal Opinion

City of Houston v. Maria Christina Gomez

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 2025No. 23-0858Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 23-0858 ══════════ City of Houston, Petitioner, v. Maria Christina Gomez, Respondent ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ PER CURIAM Justice Busby did not participate in the decision. While responding to an armed robbery in a police cruiser, a City of Houston police officer collided with another motorist, who sued the City for the officer’s negligence. Whether the Texas Tort Claims Act’s emergency exception preserves the City’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Briscoe v. Goodmark Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Tarrant County, Texas v. Roderick Lydell BonnerTexas Supreme Court · 2019

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