City of Cleburne v. Trussell

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal under section 51.014(8) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, we must decide: 1) whether the court properly denied a plea to the jurisdiction, and 2) whether lost wages and loss of earning capacity are “personal injury damages” recoverable under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Tex. Civ. Príc. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 51.014(8), 101.021-.025 (Vernon 1997 & Supp.1999).

Donna and Edwin Trussed (the Trus-sells) sued the City of Cleburne (the City) under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) for failure to warn and failure to make the street safe…