City of Beaumont v. Guillory

This is a summary judgment case involving governmental immunity in a wrongful death action. Marilyn Guillory and Clayton Guillory are the parents of the decedent, Cynthia Guillory, who was killed while crossing an intersection to get to her elementary school. They sued only the City of Beaumont, alleging negligence in the failure to maintain the school crossing guard approximately one block away from the site of the accident, the failure to erect other warnings or safety procedures once the guard was removed, and the failure generally to warn and protect against the type of accident that…