Legal Opinion
Garza Ex Rel. Garza v. Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 25, 1979No. 1399PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSETT, Justice.
In this appeal from a summary judgment for Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, defendant below, the issue before this Court is whether the doctrine of governmental immunity should bar a common law negligence suit by a high school student against a school district for injuries received while playing football. We hold that it should.
The case at bar arises out of a negligence suit brought by Ramiro Garza, as next friend for his minor son, Hugo Garza, against the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, three football coaches and a football…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Swilley v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Barr v. BernhardTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Mumme v. MarrsTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- Braun v. Trustees of Victoria Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Treadaway v. Whitney Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Yanero v. DavisKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- Stout v. Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Genzer v. City of Mission, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
- Norman Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Davis v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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