Garza v. State

OPINION

GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.

Appellants, Jesus and Mary Elena Garza, appeal from the trial court’s granting of a summary judgment on the pleadings in favor of appellee, the State of Texas.1 The State based its summary judgment motion on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. By a single point of error, appellants contend that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

The Garzas brought an action against the State and other defendants as a result of the death of their son, Rolando Garza, in an automobile/pedestrian accident. A car…