Cameron County v. Velasquez

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a suit for damages under the Texas Tort Claims Act.1 Appellee, Jose Velasquez, brought suit against appellant, Cameron County, for personal injuries sustained when he either slipped or dove off a shrimpboat that ran aground in the Gulf of Mexico, near the shores of a park owned by Cameron County. Appellant alleges that it owed no duty to appellee since it did not own or control the premises where the boat ran aground. We agree and reverse and render judgment that appellee take nothing.

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In the early morning hours of…