Richardson v. Thompson

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Mable Richardson, a blind person, plaintiff in the trial court, has appealed from a summary judgment adverse to her in her suit for damages against the Executive Director and the members of the Texas State Commission for the Blind in their individual capacities.

The suit was originally brought against the Commission and its Executive Director in their official capacities as well as against them individually. On motion of appellees the two causes of action were severed.

The action against the Director and Commission in their official capacities was in the nature of an…