Texas Department of Corrections v. Jackson

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries received while the appellee was an inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections (T.D.C.). The suit was filed under the Texas Tort Claims Act, TEX. REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 6252-19. Trial was to a jury, and based upon the answers to the issues, the trial court entered, judgment for the appellee in the sum of $50,000. T.D.C., the appellant, has raised four points of error.

The appellee was trained as an electrical lineman while he was an inmate at T.D.C. His tools and equipment, including the tool belt involved in…