County of Harris v. Eaton

573 S.W.2d 177 (1978)

COUNTY OF HARRIS, Texas, Petitioner,

v.

James EATON et al., Respondents.

No. B-7450.

Supreme Court of Texas.

October 11, 1978.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1978.

Joe Resweber, County Atty., J. R. Hobgood, Asst. County Atty., Houston, for petitioner.

Roland B. Darby and Larry W. Harrison, Houston, for respondents.

POPE, Justice.

This is a negligence case which requires our decision whether, under sections 14(12) and 18(b) of the Tort Claims Act, Tex.Rev. Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-19, the defendant Harris County owed the plaintiffs the limited duty owing a licensee, as insisted by…