Legal Opinion
Smith v. Tarrant County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 8, 1997No. 2-96-207-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REHEARING
CAYCE, Justice.
Our opinion and judgment of March 20, 1997 are withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.
Geneva Smith filed suit against Tarrant County, Texas and Dannie Cauble, a Lieutenant Deputy with the Tarrant County Sheriffs Department, under the Texas Tort Claims Act alleging that her injuries were proximately caused by the condition or misuse of a flashlight and other equipment by Deputy Cauble, which resulted in Deputy Cauble’s failure to discover an intruder who raped her after he conducted a search of her house. See Tex. Civ. Pkac. & Rem.Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Great American Reserve Insurance Co. v. San Antonio Plumbing Supply Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1965
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
- Montgomery v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- City of Houston v. Rushing, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Guerrero v. Tarrant County Mortician Services Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Holland Ex Rel. Holland v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
- Ager v. Wichita General HospitalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
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