Legal Opinion
Graham v. Tyler County
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided December 31, 1998No. 09-97-073CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DON BURGESS, Justice.
Patsy and Willis Graham brought suit against Tyler County (the County) pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 101.001-.109 (Vernon 1997 and Supp. 1999), commonly known as the Texas Tort Claims Act (“the Act”). They alleged a defect in a county road caused injury to Patsy. Based on a jury finding of no negligence, the trial court entered a take nothing judgment in favor of the County. The Grahams bring one issue on appeal complaining of jury charge error.
The standard of review for an alleged error in the jury charge is abuse of discretion. Texas Dept. of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1996
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