State v. Terrell

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this Texas Tort Claims Act case is whether the State of Texas is subject to liability for personal injuries resulting from a highway patrol officer’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

James M. Terrell and Security National Insurance Company, 1 our respondents, brought suit against highway patrolman James E. White and against the State of Texas, our petitioner, for damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from a collision of Mr. Terrell’s and Officer White’s automobiles. The District Court rendered summary judgment for the State…