Legal Opinion
Harper v. Newton
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided July 12, 1995No. 10-94-210-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Justice.
Dewell Harper appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Dallas County. Harper claimed that the County injured him when it released a copy of an indictment charging him with theft after the records relating to that allegation had been expunged. See TexUode GRIm.PROC.Ann. art. 55.01 (Vernon Supp.1995). The County moved for a summary judgment on the basis of the statute of limitations and sovereign immunity. We will reverse and remand for a trial.
Running as the incumbent, Harper lost the Democratic Party’s 1992 primary election for sheriff of Bosque County.…
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