Legal Opinion
TEXAS a & M UNIVERSITY v. Bishop
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 2005No. 03-0448PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Neill, joined by Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Hecht, Justice Owen, Justice Wainwright, and Justice Medina
The Texas Tort Claims Act
To [waive], or not to [waive]: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous [legislation],
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?
William Shakespeare, Hamlet act 3, sc.
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While acting in a university drama club production, the plaintiff in this case was inadvertently stabbed in the chest when a fellow actor missed the stab pad the plaintiff wore that was intended to deflect the blow. The plaintiff sued the university under the Texas Tort Claims Act, alleging that the university was liable…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Lowe v. Texas Tech UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- University of Texas Medical Branch v. YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Kerrville State Hospital v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- Robinson v. Central Texas MHMR CenterTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by139 opinions
- John Sampson v. the University of Texas at AustinTexas Supreme Court · 2016
- City of San Antonio v. HartmanTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Farlow v. Harris Methodist Fort Worth HospitalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- City of Dallas v. Heard, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
- Olivares v. Brown & Gay Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2013
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