Legal Opinion
Adams v. Downey
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 23, 2004No. 01-02-00691-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.
Appellant, Terry Joe Adams, Jr. (“Adams”) challenges the summary judgment granted by the trial court in favor of appellee, Cliff Downey (“Downey”). The summary judgment was granted on basis of official immunity. Because we hold that Downey did not conclusively establish good faith, a necessary element of official immunity, we reverse the trial court’s summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.
Background Facts
As coordinator for the Alvin Community College Police Academy (“the academy”), Downey was responsible for administering and conducting the…
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