Legal Opinion
White v. Eastland County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 10, 1999No. 11-98-00100-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCALL, Justice.
Appellant, a former Eastland County Sheriff, filed suit against Eastland County and the Eastland County Commissioners Court (Eastland), claiming that Eastland owed appellant a legal duty to provide and pay for his legal defense against criminal charges for removing a privately-built fence blocking access to a county road. From a summary judgment in favor of Eastland, appellant appeals. Because we find that there is no applicable exception to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, we affirm.
Background Facts
Appellant was the Eastland County Sheriff in September 1995 when the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Forrest N. Welmaker, Jr. v. the Honorable Henry Cueller, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Forrest N. Welmaker, Jr. v. the Honorable Henry Cueller, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
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