Legal Opinion
University of Texas at El Paso v. Nava
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided December 11, 1985No. 08-85-00209-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, Justice.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether, in a proper case, the monetary limitation of liability for damages for personal injury contained in the Texas Tort Claims Act should be applied to the total amount of a plaintiff’s damages before the application is made of the comparative negligence percentage against the plaintiff’s damages. We hold in the negative and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding Appellee $80,000.00 personal injury damages. Suit was brought by the Appellee Jessica Nava against the University of Texas…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Brown v. OwensTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Austin v. CookseyTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Dabney v. Home Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Flores v. Norton & Ramsey Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Edinburg Hospital Authority v. TreviñoTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Duke v. Wilson, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- TARRANT CTY. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DIST. NO. 1 v. CrosslandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- City of Houston v. AberCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. Cotner, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1992
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