Legal Opinion
El Paso Community College District v. Kelly Duran
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 23, 2015No. 08-14-00179-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
Kelly Duran sued El Paso Community College District (EPCC) pursuant to the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) for a broken shoulder she sustained while participating in a motorcycle safety class offered by EPCC, Claiming governmental immunity from suit and from liability, EPCC filed a plea to the jurisdiction and a motion to dismiss Duran’s claims against it. Because Duran was driving the motorcycle at the time of the accident, the issue was— and is—whether her injury arose from a government employee’s negligent operation or use of a motor-driven vehicle as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Harris County v. SykesTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Leleaux v. Hamshire-Fannett Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Sepulveda v. County of El Paso, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
- County of Galveston v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- the University of Texas System Operating as the University of Texas at El Paso v. Kenneth Palomino, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Mark Self and Birgit Self, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2022
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Mark Self and Birgit Self, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2022