Texas Department of Corrections v. Herring

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

Suit for damages brought under the Texas Tort Claims Act.1 James W. Herring brought this action for personal injuries against the Texas Department of Corrections. The trial court held that, as a matter of law, Herring did not have a cause of action under the Texas Tort Claims Act and rendered a take-nothing summary judgment with prejudice. The court of civil appeals reversed and remanded. 500 S.W.2d 718. We affirm the judgment of the court of civil appeals.

Plaintiff Herring, a prisoner of the Texas Department of Corrections at Huntsville, received an accidental injury…