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FORBUS v. CITY OF DENTON

No. 18243.

595 S.W.2d 621 (1980)

Loretta Jane FORBUS et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF DENTON, Texas, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Windle Turley, P. C. and Sylvia M. Demarest, Dallas, for appellants.

Clyde Bracken, Dallas, for appellees.

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Family members of a prisoner who died from a fire in his cell appeal the summary judgment rendered against them in their suit for wrongful death against the City of Denton. The main issue on appeal is whether under the facts of this case § 14(9) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 6252-19 (1970), applies to exempt the City from any liability. Particularly involved are the questions of whether the death...

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