Legal Opinion
State v. Tennison
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1974No. B-4138PublishedCited by 221 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENTON, Justice.
This is a suit for damages under the Texas Tort Claims Act.1 The trial was to *561the court without a jury and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff below. The court of civil appeals, by a majority opinion, affirmed. 496 S.W.2d 219. We reverse.
The Respondent, Judyth S. Tennison, while an employee of the State, fell in an anteroom near the entrance of a State Building on the premises of Camp Mabry, Travis County, Texas, on February 16, 1970. The building is owned and maintained by the State of Texas. She did not at first realize the extent of her injuries, but in May of the same…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. Broussard Ex Rel. BroussardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Olivier v. SnowdenTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Buchholz v. SteitzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by221 opinions
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