Forbus v. City of Denton

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Family members of a prisoner who died from a fire in his cell appeal the summary judgment rendered against them in their suit for wrongful death against the City of Denton. The main issue on appeal is whether under the facts of this case § 14(9) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 6252-19 (1970), applies to exempt the City from any liability. Particularly involved are the questions of whether the death of a prisoner setting fire to the mattress in his jail cell is a “death connected with any act or omission arising out of civil disobedience . . .…