Tiffany Stinson v. Stephen Fontenot

The outcome of this case is controlled by our contemporaneously issued opinion in Alexander v. Walker, 435 S.W.3d 789, 2014 WL 2535949 (Tex.2014) (per curiam). Though the court of appeals correctly held that the respondent was entitled to dismissal of the tort claims asserted against him, the court’s reasoning is incongruous with Alexander. Accordingly, we affirm the court of appeals’ judgment, but for reasons different than those stated in its opinion.

The claims in the underlying suit stem from an incident in which Tiffany Stinson was arrested at her home following a traffic stop. Stinson…