City of Brady, Texas v. Tommy Finklea

ATKINS, District Judge:

The City of Brady, Texas, appeals from a judgment of $136,207.00 entered for the plaintiff at the conclusion of the trial to the court without a jury. The appellant assails the jurisdiction of the trial court, the findings of fact and conclusions of law entered by the trial judge, and the amount of the verdict as excessive. We affirm.

Tommy Finklea, as administrator and guardian, brought a wrongful death action on behalf of the surviving widow and children of Charles A. Wolf as against the City of Brady, Texas. Without dispute, Wolf, hired by the Brady Independent School…