Lynch v. Port of Houston Authority

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted on the basis that the Appel-lees were immune from suit under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Appellants (Donna Jean Lynch, Individually and as Guardian of Ginger Kathleen Lynch and Annette Bogany, Individually and as Ad-ministratrix of the Estate of Dean C. Boga-ny, Jr., Deceased) argue that the doctrine of sovereign immunity is inapplicable in this case and that the doctrine violates the Texas and United States Constitutions. We affirm.

William Presley Lynch and Dean C. Bo-gany, Jr. were employed at the Port…