Legal Opinion

City of Galveston v. Whitman

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided April 11, 1996No. 14-94-00291-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

YATES, Justice.

Facts

This is an interlocutory appeal from a denial of a motion for summary judgment. We withdraw our opinion dated August 10, 1995, and substitute this opinion on motion for rehearing.

Appellees, Edith and Leonard Whitman, brought suit under the Texas Tort Claims Act. See Tex.Civ.PRAc. & Rem.Code Ann. § 101.021 et. seq. (Vernon 1995). Appellants, the City of Galveston and three emergency service dispatchers (the defendants), moved for summary judgment on grounds of official immunity.

The trial court denied the motion and the defendants appealed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  3. City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Thomas v. OldhamTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Gaddis v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Southwestern Refining Co., Inc. v. BernalTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Newman v. Obersteller Ex Rel. OberstellerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. City of San Angelo Fire Department v. Hudson, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
  4. Coastal Corp. v. GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Guillen v. City of San Antonio, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000

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