Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided May 30, 2014No. 08-13-00117-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief. Justice.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) challenges the trial court’s denial of its immunity-based plea to the jurisdiction and summary judgment motions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
This case concerns a traffic accident that occurred in El Paso on February 19, 2010, when Trooper Cesar Cruz ran a red light while pursuing a speeder and struck a vehicle driven by Merardo Bonilla. Trooper Cruz was driving his DPS-issued patrol vehicle westbound on Montana Avenue, about a quarter of a mile from the intersection of Montana and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. BonillaTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Adriana P. Perez v. Webb County, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2015
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
- Adriana P. Perez v. Webb County, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2015
- Norma Torres v. City of Corpus Christi, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
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