Legal Opinion
City of El Paso v. Kolster
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 16, 1996No. 08-95-00220-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
The City of El Paso appeals a judgment, following jury trial, awarding plaintiff Wil-lette Kolster $68,439.75. The City claims that it established, as a matter of law, its affirmative defense of sovereign immunity and that the trial court erred in not granting its motion for directed verdict, motion for judgment n.o.v., and motion for new trial based upon that defense. We reverse and render.
FACTS
On February 7, 1991, Dawn Sloan was an Emergency Medical Service driver employed by the City of El Paso. En route to an emergency call around 5 p.m., she and her partner, Janet…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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