Legal Opinion
State v. Estate of Horton
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided July 29, 1999No. 12-98-00313-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORTHEN, Justice.
The Estate of Joel Horton, Sr. (“the Estate”) brought a civil action against The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (“Department”) for compensation for damages that it sustained when Joel Horton, Sr. (“Horton”) drowned while wading in the lake at Tyler State Park. The Department appeals the trial court’s denial of its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction based upon sovereign immunity. We will reverse and render judgment for the Department.
In both their First and Second Amended Petitions, the Estate alleged that Horton’s drowning death occurred because he stepped off a…
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- University of Texas-Pan American v. Valdez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
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