Legal Opinion
Dent v. City of Dallas
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided November 20, 1986No. 05-85-00478-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLINGSWORTH, Justice.
The principal question on this appeal is the liability of the city and its police officer for fatal injuries to an innocent motorist in a collision with a vehicle being pursued by the officer. Plaintiffs are the executor and statutory beneficiaries of the deceased motorist. They appeal from a judgment on a partially favorable verdict denying several elements of the damages alleged. Defendants City of Dallas and its officers present cross-points asserting their non-liability for any amount. We sustain the defendants’ cross-points and render judgment that plaintiffs take…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Tetro v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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