Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Barner
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided June 21, 1990No. 10-89-039-CVPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Justice.
At 12:45 A.M. on July 27, 1986, Johnson County Constable Mark Carpenter stopped a Dodge Ram Charger because its taillights were not operating. While both vehicles were stopped on the paved shoulder of Interstate 35, a car driven by Jimmy Ran-spot struck Carpenter’s car and the left side of the Dodge. Rodney Barner, who was attempting to repair the taillight fuse under the dashboard of the Dodge, was severely injured in the collision.
Barner and his wife sued Johnson County under the Texas Tort Claims Act and sued Carpenter individually, alleging several acts of…
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