Rosales v. Brazoria County

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether, in a suit against a county for damages under the Tort Claims Act, 1 notice of the claim must be given to the county judge or the commissioners court, as distinguished from other county officers or representatives. We conclude that effective notice can be given to other representatives.

This action arose from a three-vehicle collision in Alvin, Texas. Concha Francisco Vilches was driving a pickup truck owned by Salvador Rosales when he entered an intersection and collided with a county-owned car driven by Michael…