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STEELE v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. B-8366.

603 S.W.2d 786 (1980)

Waltraud H. STEELE et al., Petitioner, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Lamson, Houston, for petitioner.

Robert M. Collie, Jr., City Atty., Frank L. Mauro, John H. Helm and William T. Fiddes, Asst. City Attys., Houston, for respondent.

POPE, Justice.

Waltraud Steele, Jutta Mozingo, and Robert Ingram sued the City of Houston for damages which they say they sustained when officers of the Houston Police Department caused the destruction of their home and belongings while attempting to recapture three escaped convicts who had taken refuge in the house. Mozingo and Ingram were married at the time of the events upon which this action is based. The trial court rendered a summary judgment against the plaintiffs...

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