Legal Opinion
Kaufman County v. Leggett, Christopher
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided December 4, 2012No. 05-12-00430-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By Justice MURPHY.
Kaufman County appeals the trial court’s interlocutory order denying its plea to the jurisdiction in Christopher Leggett’s suit for personal injuries. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Leggett sued the County after sustaining injuries when Sergeant Richard Gad-dis, a Kaufman County sheriffs deputy, “rear-ended” Leggett’s motorcycle with his patrol car during a traffic stop. The collision occurred the morning of October 24, 2008. Gaddis was on his way to work, driving an unmarked patrol car on Highway 175. At one point, Gaddis looked in his rear-view mirror and saw two or…
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