Legal Opinion
Harris County v. White
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 14, 1992No. 6-91-040-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
In this wrongful death action, the principal questions are whether, under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Harris County’s liability is limited to $100,000.00 when only one person was killed as a result of its negligence but multiple beneficiaries suffered loss because of the death, and whether the county’s liability should be further reduced by the amount of medical expenses it paid for treatment of the victim before she died. In the peculiar circumstances of this case, we answer the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative.
Dolores Conti died…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Texas Department of Transportation v. RammingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Fernandez v. City of El Paso, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
- Harris County v. Hermann Hospital, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1997
- Rosenzweig v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
- Colvin v. Colvin, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2009
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