Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 5, 1998No. 01-96-00954-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
This is a negligence claim brought by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.
Facts & Procedural History
Doyle Dean Cobb, the plaintiff, is an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas (TDCJ). On July 25, 1995, while working in the butcher shop at the prison, he slipped on the floor and fell, cutting his hand on the saw he was using. He filed a grievance with the TDCJ, which was sustained. He then filed suit against the TDCJ and the Texas Department of Criminal…
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3Cited by34 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. Butler, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2004
- Gill v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Retzlaff v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- City of Houston v. Rushing, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Scott v. Britton, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
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