Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Texas Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 17, 1994No. 3-93-562-CVPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
We are asked in this appeal to determine the limits of governmental immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 101.001-.109 (West 1986 & Supp.1994). Rhonda Maxwell appeals from a take-nothing summary judgment rendered in favor of the Texas Department of Transportation (“the Department”). We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
Maxwell was severely injured early one morning when her car veered off U.S. Highway 281 and came to rest in a culvert adjacent to the road. Maxwell asserts that she swerved off the road to avoid…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Carr v. BrasherTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Lowe v. Texas Tech UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- County of Harris v. EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Texas Department of Transportation v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- City of Midland v. Sullivan, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
- State v. MiguelTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Mission v. Cantu, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Ramos v. Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
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