STEELE v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 1942.

577 S.W.2d 372 (1979)

Waltroud H. STEELE et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Lamson, Prappas & Lamson, Houston, for appellants.

Robert M. Collie, Jr., City Atty., Frank L. Mauro, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellee.


COULSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant City in a suit for damages for the destruction of the plaintiffs' property by the Police and Fire Department employees of the City. We affirm.

In October of 1975 plaintiff Steele was the owner and plaintiffs Mozingo and Ingram were residents of a house in Houston, Texas. On October 10, 1975, a group of prisoners which had escaped from the custody of...

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