Driskill v. State

OPINION

LATTIMORE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for appellee, the State of Texas, ordering appellants, Avis and Bobby C. Dris-kill, take nothing. The Driskills have perfected this appeal.

We affirm.

Avis Driskill was injured when she was struck by a car driven by Debra Cearnal, an employee of the Texas Comptroller’s Office. The Driskills settled their claims against Cearnal, and signed a release which discharged Cearnal, but reserved the Driskill’s cause of action against the State. The Driskills then filed suit against the State alleging Cearnal was acting in the scope of…