Legal Opinion
Reaves v. City of Corpus Christi
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 13, 2017No. NUMBER 13-15-00057-CVPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice Rodriguez
Appellants Hayden Reaves and Billy Ro-chier sued appellee the City of Corpus Christi (“the City”) for personal injury allegedly caused by its employee. The suit alleged that Officer Jorge Fernandez negligently conducted a high-speed chase of a drunk driver named Kimberly Balboa, which ended when Balboa ran a red light and struck appellants’ vehicle. The City filed a rule 91a motion to dismiss, arguing that because the City had governmental immunity, the suit against the City had no basis in law. The trial court agreed. The resulting dismissal under rule 91a…
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