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SWAFFORD v. CITY OF GARLAND

No. 4589.

491 S.W.2d 175 (1973)

Thomas W. SWAFFORD, Jr., Appellant, v. CITY OF GARLAND, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blassingame, Hendley & Coker, B. F. Coker, Dallas, for appellant.

Robert E. Young, City Atty., Garland, for appellee.

WALTER, Justice.

Thomas W. Swafford, Jr., filed suit against the City of Garland for damages alleging a cause of action in tort founded on malicious prosecution growing out of a civil suit filed by the City against him. The City's motion for summary judgment was granted on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Swafford has appealed and contends the court erred in granting such motion.

We find no merit in his contention that the application of the doctrine of...

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