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STATE v. TERRELL

No. B-8167.

588 S.W.2d 784 (1979)

The STATE of Texas, Petitioner, v. James M. TERRELL et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Jack Sparks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for petitioner.

Whitten, Sprain, Price, Wagner & Edwards, Marvin S. Sprain, Billy John Edwards and David R. Cobb, Abilene, Webb, Stokes & Sparks, Tom Webb, San Angelo, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this Texas Tort Claims Act case is whether the State of Texas is subject to liability for personal injuries resulting from a highway patrol officer's negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

James M. Terrell and Security National Insurance Company,1 our respondents, brought suit against highway patrolman James E. White and against the State of Texas, our petitioner, for damages...

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