Legal Opinion
City of Bellmead v. Torres
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 2002No. 01-0299Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
89 S.W.3d 611 (2002)
CITY OF BELLMEAD, Petitioner,
v.
Nanette TORRES and Mike Torres, Jr., Respondents.
No. 01-0299.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued on March 6, 2002.
Decided October 31, 2002.
Ned Bennett Sandlin, for Texas Municipal League.
Enid Allyn Patterson Wade, for City of Bellmead.
Charles L. Levy, for Nanette and Mike Torres, Jr.
2Opinion of the Court · EnochJustice Enoch, joined by Chief Justice Phillips, Justice Hecht, Justice Owen, Justice O'Neill, Justice Jefferson, Justice Rodriguez, and Justice Schneider
Texas' Recreational Use Statute[1] absolves property owners of liability for injuries to others using the property for recreation so long as the property owner does not engage in grossly negligent conduct or act with malicious intent or in bad faith.[2] In this case,…
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